May 8, 2019 Polished diamond prices drop in April — report According to Rapaport, the price of 1-carat diamonds slid by 1% year-to-date and the price of 3-carat diamonds fell by 6.1% year-to-date.
May 6, 2019 Stornoway’s Renard team takes all at provincial rescue competition The company's Renard mine rescue team won all the awards at the 57th Quebec Provincial Mines Rescue Competition.
May 2, 2019 As Canada’s Lucara Diamond seeks new mines, tech fuels growth Lucara, which has recovered two of the largest diamonds in recent history, is turning to technology to ensure growth in an industry where new mine acquisitions remain elusive.
May 2, 2019 Mine versus lab: how green is your diamond? Mined diamonds are less carbon-intensive than man-made, but their producers should use more green energy, according to a study.
April 28, 2019 Diamond trading goes online as Lucara takes on industry Goliaths The Canadian company is taking on industry giants such as De Beers and Alrosa PJSC with an online platform to replace the current physical auctions.
April 25, 2019 Coal hurts Anglo American’s Q1 production, 2019 guidance unchanged Production dropped 6% in the quarter.
April 25, 2019 Expect cascade of mining M&A — PwC’s Braunsteiner Recent mergers and acquisitions have brought the industry back into the spotlight, after years of speculation around how the sector could regain power, PwC's Canadian Mine report notes.
April 25, 2019 Lucara finds largest uncut diamond in recent history in Botswana mine The 1,758-carat diamond is larger than a tennis ball and weighs close to 352 grams (12.42 ounces).
April 25, 2019 Russia’s Alrosa expects drop in 2019 sales as demand falters from China Alrosa's sales in the first quarter fell 38 percent from a year earlier to $988 million.
April 25, 2019 Canadian miners start 2019 off on the right foot amid mega-deals Ernst & Young’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mining companies — rose 5% fin…
