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.
October 21, 2021 Anglo American’s Q3 production inches 2% higher Iron ore production rose by 15% on increased output from Brazil's Minas-Rio and South Africa's Kumba mine.
October 20, 2021 Family who exited De Beers for $5 billion taps Asia’s rich The family office for Nicky Oppenheimer and his son Jonathan has set up an outpost in Singapore to boost its Asia exposure and partner with the region’s wealthy.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
