May 6, 2020

Russia questions legality of US-planned moon mining pact

The Kremlin says legal framework for mining on the moon should be examined to make sure it complies with international laws.

May 5, 2020

Belgian bling’s back with reopening of world’s top diamond hub

About 600 trading companies in the Square Mile diamond district of Antwerp shut their doors during the two-month lockdown.

May 5, 2020

Rio Tinto’s top investors face off over emissions cut plan

Investor advisory groups are divided on whether shareholders should ask Rio to set targets on scope 3 emissions.

May 5, 2020

Alrosa halts diamond mining at two assets

Worsening market conditions stemmed from the current pandemic may also affect 2020 guidance.

May 4, 2020

RosCan’s stock soars on new Mankouke South drill results

The drill program has extended the depth of the Southern Mankouke Target from 80m in February to 120m in mid-April.

May 4, 2020

Most top miners failing Paris Agreement goals

Eight of the world’s top ten largest miners are not doing enough to help meet global climate goals, study shows.

May 2, 2020

INTERVIEW: Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Zikalala, managing director De Beers

De Beers manager says company need to find new and sustainable ways to recover diamonds.

May 1, 2020

Lucapa Diamond restarts Lulo mine in Angola

Operations will resume on a two shift six-day week basis, with 50% of the workforce.

May 1, 2020

Petra Diamonds delays interest payment to borrow $21m

The move would allow Petra to draw 400 million ($21m) rand of a 1 billion rand revolving credit facility to saty afloat.

April 29, 2020

De Beers donates $200,000 to women’s support organizations in fight against covid-19

The donation will be split equally across Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa.