February 1, 2011

Stellar Diamonds: encouraging initial diamond results from Droujba Kimberlite pipe in Guinea

Stellar Diamonds plc, the London listed (AIM:STEL) diamond mining and exploration company focused on West Africa, is pleased to report encouraging initial diamond recoveries from drill core samples of the…

January 30, 2011

Diamond Deficit To Fuel Global Market Within Three Years

The whole issue of blood diamonds refuses to go away, even though Zimbabwe’s deputy mines minister, gift Chimanikire, rather wishes it would. He told Diamond Investing News this week that…

January 28, 2011

Rockwell Diamonds provides an update on flooding in the Northern Cape and North West Provinces

Rockwell Diamonds Inc. provides an operational update following heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in the Northern Cape and North West

January 28, 2011

De Beers set to restart Gahcho Kue diamond mine project

A new diamond mine in Canada’s North is again in front of regulators after a recovery in international markets for the sparkly […]

January 21, 2011

Petra buys South Africa’s second largest diamond mine from De Beers

Petra Diamonds is to buy De Beers' major Finsch Diamond Mine as a going concern for a consideration of R1.425 billion (approximately US$ 210 million) in cash.

January 20, 2011

Rockwell to restart Ventersdorp diamond operation

Loss-making alluvial diamond junior Rockwell will recommission its impressive rebuilt Tirisano diamond plant near Ventersdorp in March, which will boost crucial volumes […]

January 19, 2011

From Gem Diamonds to Petra Diamonds: Why are Diamond Miners so unloved by investors?

News that Sotheby’s, Geneva, this week set a world auction record for any diamond and any jewel raises questions over why diamond miners seem so unloved by investors. The answer,…

January 17, 2011

De Beers set to restart Gahcho Kue diamond mine project

A new diamond mine in Canada’s North is again in front of regulators after a recovery in international markets for the sparkly […]

January 17, 2011

Nunavut diamond mine gets new management team

Vancouver Sun reports: Shear Diamonds Ltd. (TSXV: SRM), which owns the mothballed Jericho diamond mine, is beefing up its senior management team […]

January 17, 2011

Illegal diamond trafficking in Antwerp

Antwerp judicial authorities have uncovered a fraud involving forged diamond certificates. Diamonds worth 22 million euros were transported to Antwerp illegally using […]