February 12, 2013 Zimbabwe’s ruling party suspends top officials over diamond fraud Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF party has suspended five senior officials on suspicion of fraud involving $700,000 of diamond proceeds.
February 12, 2013 Diamond dealers meet in Dubai Group aims to to establish Dubai as the global gateway for commodity trade.
February 12, 2013 World Diamond Council meets in May The Ninth Annual Meeting will take place in Israel.
February 12, 2013 Russia’s Alrosa unearths $1 million diamond The octahedron-shaped diamond is transparent with a yellow tinge.
February 11, 2013 De Beers diamond mine in Canada hit by new blockade A group of residents of a remote Canadian reserve in northern Ontario is once again blockading an ice road used to move heavy equipment and supplies to De Beers' Victor…
February 10, 2013 Diamond jobs are not forever: Rio axes 350 at Argyle Expansion at the home of pink gems cut back.
February 6, 2013 South Africa pushes for greater tax revenues from miners South Africa seeks to extract greater tax revenues from its mining companies as they struggle to deal with rising costs and declining commodities prices.
February 5, 2013 Zimbabwe unlikely to access money coming from its diamond industry: report The country's diamond industry seems to be under the control of a "predatory elite."
February 5, 2013 Global mining industry faces unprecedented threats: report Resource nationalism, poor infrastructure that hinders development and supply chain disruptions are some of the biggest risks the global mining sector will face this year.
February 4, 2013 Owners of Nunavut’s first and only diamond mine nowhere to be found Canadian junior miner Shear Diamonds executives and website seem to have vanished off the face of the earth.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
