December 13, 2021

Junior miners Strandline, Black Rock, OreCorp sign agreements with Tanzania

Tanzania's new government, under President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has pledged to grow the mining sector.

December 13, 2021

Petra Diamonds’ stake in Williamson to shrink as part of deal with Tanzania

The company will also grant Tanzania a 16% free-carried interest in its subsidiary Williamson Diamonds Limited.

December 12, 2021

New tool monitors countries’ raw materials consumption

Countries' material footprints are comprised of the raw materials they consume domestically, showing where those resources come from globally.

December 12, 2021

Sri Lanka shows off giant natural blue sapphire

Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday put on show what they said was the world's largest natural corundum blue sapphire.

December 10, 2021

Rio Tinto and Star Diamond make peace

Shares in Star Diamond more than double their value after it unveiled a deal with Rio to move ahead with their joint project in Saskatchewan.

December 9, 2021

Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz arrested in Greece

The Israeli billionaire, who was convicted of minerals rights-related bribery in January by a Swiss court, remains in the country.

December 7, 2021

RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled

The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production.

December 7, 2021

De Beers to explore for diamonds in Angola

The world's largest diamond miner by value has applied to conduct exploration activities in the country's north-east.

December 7, 2021

Mountain Province revenue rose to $33.7m on better diamond prices

The company says diamond prices have shown steady improvement through the fourth quarter of 2021.

November 30, 2021

Botswana’s Debswana diamond sales jump 73% in first nine months of 2021

The miner, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government, sells 75% of its output to De Beers.