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.
August 16, 2021 BlueRock shares jump on biggest diamond found at Kareevlei The 58.6-carat diamond find follows the discovery of a 21.6 carat stone at the South African mine a week ago.
August 13, 2021 Alrosa’s profit jumps on higher diamond prices The market is recovering faster than we predicted, the diamond miner said.
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