November 13, 2020

Gemfields to sell stake in Sedibelo Platinum

The transaction will give Gemfields an effective and indirect interest in SPM of approximately 6.54%.

November 12, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Gold price tumbles on covid vaccine breakthrough; UK court blocks lawsuit against BHP over Brazil dam burst; Alrosa’s pink diamond sets new record price at auction

November 12, 2020

Lucara strikes again with 998-carat diamond at Karowe

The rock is one of the five biggest diamonds ever mined.

November 12, 2020

Petra Diamonds investigates human rights abuses in Tanzania

Company said it is investigating allegations that subsistence miners who trespassed on the firm’s Williamson mine were detained, beaten and shot.

November 12, 2020

Alrosa’s pink diamond sets new record price at auction

“The Spirit of the Rose”— a flawless 14.83-carat pink gem — sold for $26.6 million at Sothbey’s in Geneva.

November 10, 2020

Gemfields attempts to mitigate virus effect with mini-auctions

The emeralds and rubies miner doesn't know when it might be able to host its next auction, or generate meaningful revenue from sales, due to the “severe” impact of covid-19…

November 9, 2020

Botswana president says mining sector to shrink by nearly a quarter in 2020

Diamond exports from the world's second-biggest producer dropped 42% in the first nine months.

November 6, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

China to expand ban on Australian imports to copper; Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years; Tanzania finalizing permit for its first rare earth mine

November 6, 2020

De Beers to close Damtshaa mine in Botswana

The miner produced 12.3 million carats in the first nine months of 2020, down 29% from the same period in 2019.

November 5, 2020

Mountain Province sees ‘positive momentum’ in battered diamond market

Since resuming regular diamond tenders in September, Mountain Province Diamonds has seen prices for its goods start to rise.