Lucara rocks — finds blue, pink diamonds at Botswana mine

The diamonds, found at the area that yielded the famous 1,111-carat “Lesedi La Rona” in 2015, will be sold in December.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2019 | 3:52 am

How blockchain can track conflict minerals

Several companies have begun using or offering blockchain solutions to address some of the problems associated with conflict minerals.

Cynthia Urda Kassis, Jonathan Handyside & Naffie Lamin -Shearman & Sterling | September 25, 2019 | 2:14 pm

Alrosa’s Diamond Inspector excels at detecting fake stones

An independent, US-based lab tested the device.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 25, 2019 | 6:15 am

Rising resource nationalism in Africa ups stakes for miners — report

Central Africa’s copperbelt, and Tanzania capture the bulk of resource nationalism risks, Verisk Maplecroft says.

MINING.com Editor | September 24, 2019 | 2:30 pm

Petra finds 20.08-carat blue diamond at flagship Cullinan mine

Recovery demonstrates the quality of Petra's asset base, as the Cullinan diamond mine remains a significant source of rare blue diamonds, said the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2019 | 5:54 am

Canadian student discovers new mineral inside a diamond

The new mineral was named goldschmidtite.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 22, 2019 | 6:58 am

Alrosa gets an A+ in social, environmental investments

The Russian miner allocates 3% of its revenue to social expenses and 2.2% to environmental initiatives.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 19, 2019 | 6:20 am

Lucara finds another big diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana

The operation has this year yielded 22 diamonds larger than 100 carats, eight of them exceeding 200 carats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2019 | 9:10 am

Rio’s Argyle diamonds go on tour

The Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender is being showcased in Perth, Singapore, London and New York.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2019 | 6:20 am

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