August 4, 2011 ‘Queen of Diamonds’ departs Stornoway Eira Thomas, the renowned diamond geologist whose spectacular success in the diamond exploration game earned her the moniker 'Queen of Diamonds', has resigned from the company she helped found, Stornoway…
August 4, 2011 Forevermark will launch in the U.S. this fall De Beers diamond brand Forevermark will officially launch only later this year, however the company is already holding events to promote the brand in the world's largest diamond market.
August 3, 2011 Diamond jewellery demand in India may slow after as prices surge Bloomberg reports demand for diamond jewelry in India may slow as a surge in prices discourages buyers. Polished diamond prices, which jumped about 60 percent to 70 percent in the…
August 3, 2011 Value of diamond production up 45% in one year Global production of diamonds increased 10.8% in 2010 compared to 2009, and its value soared by 45.2%, as the world economy improved and demand for diamonds restored. The Kimberley Process…
August 2, 2011 Gahcho Kué clears another environmental hurdle Mountain Province Diamonds announced on Tuesday that the Gahcho Kué environmental impact study – all 11,000 pages of it – has been cleared and the review process – expected to…
August 2, 2011 South Africa mine nationalization ‘closest since end of apartheid’ Businessweek quotes a confidential report prepared for South Africa's mining CEOs as saying South Africa’s ruling party is closer to some form of nationalization than at any other time since…
July 31, 2011 SA firm Redpath clinches R67m contract to build sand tunnel at Botswana’s Ghaghoo diamond mine Diamond producer Gem Diamonds has awarded a R67-million contract to Redpath South Africa for the development of a sand tunnel at the recommissioned Ghaghoo diamond mine, in Botswana.
July 31, 2011 Firestone Diamonds raises finances for mine development Mining and exploration company Firestone Diamonds has announced a financing plan that will raise £13.5 million and provide updated development plans for its diamond mining and evaluation projects in Lesotho…
July 29, 2011 Zimbabwe’s diamonds ‘can become a curse’ The Zimbabwe Independent quotes finance minister Tendai Biti (pictured) on Friday as saying the reality of Zimbabwe's situation is that there is no connection between Zimbabwe’s income from diamonds, its…
July 29, 2011 Namibia chamber warns over new tax Namibia's Chamber of Mines wants the government to reconsider plans to impose a further 17% tax on exploration and mining firms in the southern African producer of diamonds and uranium,…
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
