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.

August 12, 2021

Gemfields reaches record revenue at emerald auction

It generated about $23.1 million in revenues – an all-time record for commercial-quality emeralds sold at auctions.

August 12, 2021

Rio Tinto sells last diamonds from iconic Argyle mine

Mining at Argyle, which accounted for 90% of worldwide pink diamond production, ended in November 2020.

August 11, 2021

Expansion of Lucara Diamond’s Karowe mine to take longer and cost more

Lucara expects to achieve 75% of slated full production by late 2029, 1.3 years later than planned and spend $20m more than budgeted.

August 5, 2021

Diamond sales at De Beers’ Botswana unit rebound as global market recovers

Exports of diamonds from Debswana stood at $1.702 billion in the first half of the year.

August 5, 2021

Mountain Province bounces back as diamond demand returns

Its 49%-owned Gahcho Kué mine has rebounded well from a difficult start to the year, that saw it shut down for 22 days.