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.
November 24, 2021 Lucara says diamond market “healthiest” in years The miner anticipates producing up to 340,000 carats in 2022, with sales generating revenues of between $185 and $215 million.
November 24, 2021 India factory closures weigh on De Beers diamond revenues De beers diamond sales expected on the back foot heading into the key retail holiday season.
November 23, 2021 Mountain Province Diamonds adds claims to Kennady in Northwest Territories The three new claims are located to the east of significant clusters of kimberlite indicator minerals, the company said.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
