January 7, 2024

Brazilian government, miners join forces to improve security in gold mining areas

A new protocol aims to avoid cargo theft by organized crime.

January 3, 2024

EU adds Alrosa and its CEO to sanctions list

Alrosa accounts for over 90% of all Russian diamond production.

December 27, 2023

The biggest global mining news of 2023

A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.

December 26, 2023

Cell phone data, satellite systems transistors get some bling

Gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors, employed in mobile data and satellite communication systems, have been created using diamonds as a substrate.

December 22, 2023

When science meets art: recycled metal and lab-grown gems

Designs by British artist Anabela Chan rely on lab-grown diamonds, recycled aluminium and pearls grown using regenerative farming techniques.

December 22, 2023

US takes aim at financial institutions with new Russia sanctions authority

A new executive order gives Washington the ability to ban products originating in Russia but processed in third countries, such as diamonds.

December 22, 2023

Diamond output of sanctions-hit Alrosa down in 2023, stockpiling likely

Alrosa said on Friday that its 2023 output fell by 2.8% year on year to 34.6 million carats.

December 20, 2023

India urges G7 to delay ban on Russian diamonds as rules lack clarity

Home to 90% of the world's diamond cutting and polishing industry, India is critical to the implementation of the ban.

December 19, 2023

Diamond sales slowly restart after efforts to halt price crash

The world’s two biggest diamond miners are selling stones again after the industry all but halted supplies.

December 19, 2023

Russia says it will have no trouble skirting latest EU sanctions

The new sanctions package bans the import of Russian-origin non-industrial diamonds.