April 18, 2021

Arctic Star discovers Birch Kimberlite at Diagras project

The Vancouver-based miner said the discovery was made by drilling a vertical hole into an EM and gravity anomaly.

April 14, 2021

Mountain Province’s Q1 marked by covid shutdown, rising diamond prices

Production at the company’s 49%-owned Gahcho Kué mine was severely curtailed by a covid-19 outbreak.

April 13, 2021

Space mining enthusiasts to discuss legal framework, funding

The Space Resources Week runs from April 19 to 22 as a free phygital event — combining physical and digital channels.

April 8, 2021

Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

April 8, 2021

US blacklists Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise in a bid to curtail the military junta's ability to generate revenues.

April 7, 2021

Type II micro-diamonds dominate Tres-Or Resources’ Guigues pipe

The Canadian company said that rare Type II micro-diamonds lacking measurable nitrogen are the main resource at its Guigues kimberlite pipe.

April 6, 2021

Canadian First Nation challenges DeBeers’ mine waste plans

The Attawapiskat First Nation opposes a new planned mine landfill on its traditional territory, citing threats to cultural sites.

April 1, 2021

Petra finds 39-carat blue diamond at Cullinan mine

The Type IIb gem is said to be of “exceptional quality” due to both its colour and clarity.

March 30, 2021

Petra Diamonds delays release of probe into human rights

The diamond miner said it had obtained further information relating to the allegations, which will help with the preparation of its report.

March 26, 2021

Alrosa fetches $23.9m in three diamond auctions

The world’s top diamond miner by output held three “special-size diamonds” auctions to celebrate its Jubilee Auction #100.