Elite diamond-buying club shrinks as De Beers culls old clientsDe Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems.Bloomberg News | January 13, 2021 | 12:04 pm
Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng stays open during Lesotho lockdownThe country is going into a 14-day lockdown from midnight…Cecilia Jamasmie | January 13, 2021 | 10:05 am
Petra Diamonds’ investors back restructuringMajority approved plan includes reducing authorized share capital of the…Cecilia Jamasmie | January 13, 2021 | 7:15 am
MineHub and IBM to introduce global mining and metals supply chain solution with blockchain The first use case will manage concentrate from Goldcorp’s Penasquito mine in Mexico. MINING.com Editor | January 16, 2019 | 1:18 pm
Russia’s Alrosa back to mining diamonds in Zimbabwe The world’s top diamond producer by output, is returning to Zimbabwe after almost two years, as the company continues to expand beyond Russia. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2019 | 8:52 am
Angola to host first competitive diamond bid sale Seven exceptional Lulo diamonds, including a 46-carat pink and six top-colour Type IIa white gems, will be showcased. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 14, 2019 | 7:07 am
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company expects to produce 4.1 million carats in 2019 The state-owned diamond miner wants to produce 10 million carats by 2025. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 14, 2019 | 6:30 am
How lapis lazuli helped uncover the role of women in the creation of medieval manuscripts Prior to this discovery, it was thought that mainly men were allowed to use the blue stone. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 13, 2019 | 8:31 am
ALROSA increases rough and polished diamond sales to $4.5B ALROSA saw a 6% growth in its diamond sales last year. MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2019 | 2:08 pm
Tiffany joins top diamond miners in disclosing origins of gemstones Tiffany has begun tracing each of its individually registered diamonds (0.18 carats and larger) by a unique serial number. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2019 | 3:20 am
Lucara Diamond kicks off the year with 127-carat find at Karowe The 127 carat, top white gem diamond, is one of the of 129 precious stones of over 100 carats the company has recovered at the mine since it began operations in 2012. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2019 | 7:14 am
Tiffany CEO says it’s his ‘duty’ to reveal diamonds’ provenance The jeweller tries to become more transparent in a notoriously opaque industry. Bloomberg News | January 9, 2019 | 8:27 am