September 8, 2021

De Beers latest sale shows steady rebound in diamond market

The world’s top producer by value sold $515 million worth of rough diamonds, the largest figure for this time of year since 2016.

September 2, 2021

Congo says 12 dead, 4,400 sick following Angola mine tailings leak

Congo will seek reparations in line with the "polluter pays" principle.

August 25, 2021

De Beers, National Geographic partner to protect Okavango Delta source waters

Partnership to support Botswana’s eco-tourism and water and food security.

August 25, 2021

Petra sells two rare diamonds for $13.5 million

The buyer is a partnership between Petra itself and the South African subsidiary of Stargems Group, which will cut and polish the stones locally.

August 24, 2021

How nature recycles organic material to create diamonds

New research shows that some diamonds are made up of former living organisms that have been recycled more than 400 kilometres below the surface.

August 23, 2021

Waste from Angola’s Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month

Congolese researchers on Friday said pollution caused by a leak from a tailings dam had turned rivers red.

August 23, 2021

Gem Diamonds sells Botswana unit for $4 million

The company's main asset in Botswana is the mothballed Ghaghoo imine, which it acquired from De Beers in 2007.

August 20, 2021

Angola mine leak causes ‘unprecedented’ pollution in Congo rivers, researchers say

The discolouration of the waterways appears to have been caused by a toxic substance spill at an industrial diamond mine in Angola.

August 19, 2021

Japan appears poised to join the laboratory-made diamond party

Production of lab-grown diamonds reached 6 to 7 million carats in 2020, with most of the sales coming from the US.

August 19, 2021

North Arrow collects Naujaat bulk sample to test for fancy coloured diamonds

The company has completed a 2,000-tonne bulk sample from its Naujaat diamond project in Nunavut.