May 13, 2013

Brazil Minerals, Inc. adds gold revenues to its diamond sales

Company acquires majority ownership of producing mine.

May 9, 2013

Petra Diamonds boosts production and sales

Company says the rough diamond market continues on a firmer trend.

May 8, 2013

Police arrest 31 suspects for $50m diamond robbery in Belgium

VIDEO: Authorities also recovered many of the gemstones, a bunch of money and a few luxury cars.

May 8, 2013

Why Australia is the richest mining territory in one table

Income generated by the mining sector accounted for 6% of GDP in 2012.

May 8, 2013

Transfer pricing: resource nationalism’s new battleground?

Moves to tighten tax collection and enforcement are a natural accompaniment to more stringent fiscal and local content regimes.

May 7, 2013

Quebec proposes new mining tax

The new scheme is a hybrid regime, including both a minimum royalty and a progressive tax based on profits.

May 6, 2013

Lucapa Diamond Co. identifies new kimberlite targets

Preliminary data from the Lulo concession in Angola looks promising.

May 6, 2013

Kimberley Process may ban diamond exports from Central African Republic

International certification body may suspend country for non-compliance.

May 6, 2013

Big Mick Davis and Goldman Sachs building takeover war chest

Outgoing Xstrata chief won't be sitting still after Glencore takeover.

May 4, 2013

The copywriter who wrote the De Beers slogan

"A diamond is forever."