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.

November 18, 2021

Rio Tinto now the sole owner of Diavik diamond mine

Rio has acquired the 40% share held by partner Dominion Diamond, which has been released of all liabilities and obligations related to the mine.

November 9, 2021

Mountain Province Diamonds appoints new CEO

Mark Wall has more 25 years of experience in the mining industry and will take the president and CEO post on November 15.

November 8, 2021

Gemfields finds largest emerald ever at Zambia mine

The 7,525-carat gemstone was named Chipembele, which means “rhino” in the local dialect of Bemba.

November 5, 2021

Guinea junta names AngloGold executive as mines minister

Moussa Magassouba is a western educated mining engineer and fluent English speaker, with more than 20 years of experience in the industry and no political background.

November 3, 2021

Anglo American strategy boss replaces Cutifani as CEO

Duncan Wanblad, 54, will be the first South African to run the company since Tony Trahar stepped down in 2007.

November 1, 2021

Lab-grown diamonds are latest victims of China’s power crisis

Roughly 7 million carats of jewelry-quality man-made diamonds are produced globally each year, of which 3 million come from China.

October 28, 2021

Rio Tinto sells last Argyle diamonds at record highs

Mining ended at Argyle in 2020 after 37 years of production, during which the mine was the source of 90% of the world’s prized pink stones.

October 21, 2021

Greenland rubies linked to world’s early signs of life

Canadian researchers have found carbon residue corresponding to what once was once ancient life encased in a 2.5-billion-year-old ruby.