June 21, 2021 Rio Tinto sets budget for Star-Orion as Star disputes JV status The major is also looking to collect a portion of the $52 million it has already spent at the project.
June 20, 2021 S. African ‘diamond rush’ unearths only quartz crystals, officials say Unidentified stones that lured thousands of fortune seekers to a rural South African village to mine the land with picks and shovels were not diamonds as hoped, officials said on…
June 16, 2021 One of only four 1,000 carat-plus diamonds ever found dug up in Botswana DeBeers-Botswana joint venture has recovered a 1,098 carat diamond from Jwaneng mine, the world’s richest diamond mine by value.
June 15, 2021 WATCH: Thousands rush to dig for diamonds in South Africa The government has ordered people searching for diamonds near the town of Ladysmith to disperse as it investigates validity of claims.
June 14, 2021 ‘Diamond rush’ grips South African village after discovery of unidentified stones The mines department said it was sending a team comprising of geological and mining experts to the site to collect samples and conduct an analysis.
June 10, 2021 Diamond pricing: Learn the lessons of history or history will repeat itself Diamonds are a complicated business; more than almost any other resource sector, the pricing framework needed to be accurate. It wasn’t.
June 10, 2021 Diamonds Snapshot: Eight Canadian companies ready for discovery After a 2020 saw a near shutdown of the diamond market for half the year as a result of pandemic-related travel restrictions, diamond prices have bounced back in 2021.
June 9, 2021 Secretive world of diamonds is in the grips of a buying frenzy It takes about three months to cut, polish and sell a diamond, so stones bought cheaply at the start of the year are now being sold for a big profit.
June 8, 2021 Lucara digs up 470-carat diamond at Karowe The top light brown "cleavage" diamond measures 49x42x26mm and is Lucara’s third diamond over 300 carats found this year.
June 7, 2021 Russia weighs selling more diamond stocks to tap global demand The government is preparing a decree to increase planned sales of diamonds from the state repository.
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