May 18, 2023

G7 to discuss diamond trade with future Russia sanctions in mind – EU official

Poland in April presented a proposal for a new set of sanctions on Russia for waging war against Ukraine, including oil and diamond imports.

May 17, 2023

De Beers mergers two auctions after sales disappoint

It sold $480 million worth of rough diamonds in the period between May 1 and May 16, 21% less than in the same cycle of 2022.

May 8, 2023

Rio Tinto marks 20-year production milestone at Diavik diamond mine

Diavik's workforce of about 1,100 people is nearly a quarter Indigenous and some 40% is Northern.

May 5, 2023

South Africans call for UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels

South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world's largest diamond, which is set in the royal sceptre that King Charles III will hold at his coronation.

May 4, 2023

Nevada regains position as most attractive mining jurisdiction

The Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Companies places Western Australia second, and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan third.

May 3, 2023

Rio Tinto unveils Argyle Rose heirloom piece

Argyle Rose features one of the last diamonds to be mined from the iconic Argyle mine in the East Kimberley, Western Australia.

May 2, 2023

Bulgari Laguna blue diamond could fetch $28m in auction 

The 11.16 carats fancy vivid blue diamond will go under Sotheby’s hammer on May 12, as part of the Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction.

April 28, 2023

Diamond sales at Debswana drop marginally in cautious market

Sales of diamonds from Debswana fell 1.4% and stood at $1.077 billion in the three months to March.

April 28, 2023

Researchers push for using microbes to recover minerals, store carbon from mine tailings

A new technique uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon from mine tailings.

April 25, 2023

Anglo American’s copper output up 28% in first quarter

Production hit 178,100 tonnes of copper in Q1 mainly due to the ramp-up of its newly opened Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.