October 13, 2020

Dominion Diamond Mines sale of Ekati falls through

The future of the mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories remains uncertain after the company announced that a deal to sell it to a subsidiary owned by its parent company, The…

October 13, 2020

Nunavut diamond-gold deposit mirrors SA’s Witwatersrand Goldfields

Researchers discovered diamonds in an outcrop atop an unrealized gold deposit in Canada’s Nunavut territory.

October 9, 2020

Lucapa Diamond restarts Mothae mine in Lesotho

The company said it plans to escalate operations at the mine to 75% capacity as some covid-19 restrictions remain in place.

October 9, 2020

Alrosa diamonds can now be examined remotely

The world’s top diamond miner by output said its recently upgraded video-viewer platform is proving useful during the pandemic.

October 8, 2020

Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time

The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.

October 5, 2020

Canadian “flawless” diamond sets online record of $15.7m at auction

The buyer, an unnamed Japanese man, bought the stone for his second daughter and has already renamed it after her — The Maiko Star.

October 2, 2020

South African union threatens strike at coal and diamond mines

NUM threatened to call a strike at mining companies De Beers, Exxaro and Petra Diamonds after failing to reach wage agreements.

October 1, 2020

Sierra Leone court lifts Octea asset freeze after complaint thrown out

Ruling relates to only one of several legal complaints against the BSGR subsidiary.

September 28, 2020

Lucapa’s sale fresh sign of diamond market recovery

The miner and its partners in Angola have sold $5.6 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine, in a fresh sign that the market is slowly improving.

September 27, 2020

Venezuelan opposition party demands environmentally friendlier mining operations

Encuentro Ciudadano is preparing a report aimed at informing discussions currently underway to modify the country’s mining law.