March 12, 2013 Zimbabwe’s finance minister demands diamond companies pay up Diamond sales in 2012 were $800 million with only $45 million coming to the government so far in taxes.
March 11, 2013 Indian girls shine with Rio Tinto Diamonds coaching program Rio Tinto Diamonds is delighted with the 100 per cent pass rate in recent high school examinations for local children in the communities surrounding its developing Bunder diamond mine in…
March 8, 2013 FUN BREAK: Crystal found in wreckage likely to be legendary ‘Viking sunstone’ The whitish chunk of Icelandic calcite was found at the bottom of the English Channel.
March 8, 2013 Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. announces new scholarship fund The Diavik Community Scholarship Fund will support tertiary education for students from Canada’s Northwest Territories and West Kitikmeot region of Nunavut.
March 7, 2013 Modern day diamond ring shopping: try it on your smartphone first Using a photograph of the final user’s hand, customers can try the entire collection and see which piece looks the best.
March 6, 2013 Rare, natural blue diamond to be auctioned by Tzoffey’s 1818 A natural vivid blue unique heart shape diamond, weighing 1.93 carat, is one of the show pieces at the auction of exclusive gems and jewelry organized by Tzoffey's 1818 to…
March 5, 2013 Former diamond miner exec admits possession of $38m worth of cocaine He is allegedly involved in large-scale importing of cocaine from South America.
March 5, 2013 Botswana diamond exports increase to $5 billion De Beers shipping all its global product to new sorting centre in the country's capital city.
March 5, 2013 Experts to tackle challenges of small-scale mining Small-scale mining produces about 85% of the world’s gemstones and 20% to 25% of all the gold.
Roundup Video: Sixty North targets midyear Mon mine restart The company plans to restart the past-producing gold mine in the Northwest Territories by midyear after installing a 100-tonne-per-day mill at the site. February 10, 2026 | 12:29 pm
