February 24, 2011

Rio’s Zimbabwe diamond unit output up 43% in 2010

Rio Tinto’s Zimbabwe diamond unit  is showing a 43 percent increase in output, Reuters Africa is reporting: Diamond output from global miner […]

February 24, 2011

Ekati diamond fetches record price

CBC News is reporting that a huge diamond from the Ekati mine in northern Canada was auctioned off in Belgium for $6 […]

February 15, 2011

Shear Diamonds signs agreement with Nunavut Resources Corp.

Edmonton-based Shear Diamonds Ltd. has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Nunavut Resources Corp. for development of the Jericho Diamond Mine in […]

February 10, 2011

De Beers could spend US$1.4 billion to go underground at Venetia

Diamond mining giant De Beers may spend up to US$1.4 billion to extend the life of South Africa’s biggest diamond mine, Bloomberg […]

February 2, 2011

BRC forms JV with Rio Tinto to explore for diamonds in DRC

Mining Weekly reports: TSX- and JSE-listed BRC DiamondCore has formed a joint venture (JV) with diversified mining group Rio Tinto to resume […]

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.