September 15, 2022

After South African dam collapse, mine waste to be pumped into historical pit

An earlier decision to move the waste into the pit could have relieved pressure on the tailings dam which burst on Sunday morning.

September 13, 2022

Petra Diamonds to pay dividends after three-year turnaround

CEO Richard Duffy said the results capped "the turnround begun three years ago” amid a diamond market that “remains broadly supportive.”

September 13, 2022

Strange diamonds from ancient dwarf planet could be key for next-gen machinery

Researchers say lonsdaleite could aid the production of ultra-hard machine parts.

September 12, 2022

Dubai-based owner of South Africa mine waste dam probing breach

The collapse of the dam triggered heavy flooding and resulted in three people dying and property being damaged.

September 11, 2022

South Africa mine dam wall collapses, killing one and injuring 40

The disaster occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein.

September 11, 2022

Diamond-formation process inside earth’s core unveiled

Researchers have found that due to the conditions of the core-mantle boundary carbon comes out of a liquid iron-metal alloy and forms diamonds.

September 5, 2022

Williamson Pink Star unveiled at Dubai Diamond Exchange

Expected to fetch over $21 million, the diamond has the potential to set a new price per carat record given its purity.

September 2, 2022

Mountain Province Diamonds says worker dies at Gahcho Kue mine

The cause of the incident, which happened on Thursday, was unclear and all non-essential work at the mine has been stopped.

September 2, 2022

Cryptozoic mineral may help create next-gen fuel cells, super-capacitors, aircraft engines

Scientists have started using shungite, a Precambrian rock consisting of almost 100% carbon, to produce new composite materials.

September 2, 2022

Lucapa finds Angola mine’s sixth-largest white diamond

The 160-carat white Type IIa diamond, recovered from Lulo mine, is the sixth-largest found at the operation to date.