September 19, 2012 Rio Tinto bets on India to revive its ailing diamond business Mining giant Rio Tinto has decided to target the Indian marriage gifting market with its “Nazrana” brand of gem-based jewellery in an effort to boost its depressed division.
September 19, 2012 Greenland – The next mining destination Greenland could become the next global mining frontier, as global warming uncovers precious metals from glacial surroundings, states new research by natural resources experts GlobalData, a UK-based global business intelligence…
September 18, 2012 Russia says it’s flush with ‘trillions of carats’ in extraterrestrial gems Russia claims it has uncovered a diamond field of record dimensions in eastern Siberia which is the product of a prehistoric asteroid collision.
September 17, 2012 Lucara Diamond Corp.: Mothae diamond sale results and project update Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC) reports the completion of the Mothae Diamond sale
September 15, 2012 Couple forge their own wedding rings Raw material mark up can range between 300% to 1,000%
September 14, 2012 ALROSA sees FY 2012 sales at $4.5 billion With due consideration of the requisite sales dip in March-August aimed at preserving the price stability on the market, ALROSA forecasts consolidated sales by ALROSA Group to reach USD 4.5…
September 14, 2012 Liberia tells the UN it lacks funds to fight blood diamonds Liberia's questioned commitment to the diamond industry’s efforts to prevent blood gems trade has driven the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to threaten with cutting the program, but authorities…
September 14, 2012 Alrosa sells 51% in Timir iron ore project to Evraz Russia’s state-owned diamond company Alrosa said its board approved the sale of 51% of its Timir iron-ore unit in Siberia to Evraz Plc (EVR), the steelmaker part-owned by mining billionaire…
September 13, 2012 Botswana diamonds: Additional diamonds discovered in Libongo, Cameroon Botswana Diamonds said two additional diamonds have been recovered from the ongoing sampling program on the Libongo palaeoplacer project in Cameroon.
September 13, 2012 Quebec’s first diamond mine may see delays Canadian Stornoway’s Renard diamond project might not be ready by 2015 due to delays in the construction of the Route 167 extension from Chibougamau to the Otish Mountains.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
