Diamond Top Stories

De Beers plans to clean up diamond supply chain, be carbon neutral by 2030

The initiative is the latest example of a miner setting sustainability goals in an industry blamed for depletion of natural resources, smuggling and child labor in supply lines.

Reuters | November 30, 2020 | 3:18 pm

Field narrows for Rio Tinto’s top job

Some major mining executives have ruled themselves out, and there…

Reuters | November 30, 2020 | 8:16 am

Botswana Diamonds acquires Sekaka from embattled Petra

The acquisition of Sekaka grants the miner access to three…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2020 | 6:59 am

Scientists produce diamonds in minutes at room temperature

Researchers say that both Lonsdaleite and regular diamonds can form…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 23, 2020 | 6:25 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Gold price to hit $2,300 next year on inflation risks,…

MINING.com Editor | November 20, 2020 | 9:43 am

Giant diamonds has been mining’s one success story this year

This summer’s crash in commodity prices is turning it into a year to forget for miners. Unless you dig the world’s biggest diamonds.

Bloomberg News | September 7, 2018 | 9:41 am

Perth Mint unveils Australia’s most expensive gold-diamond coin

Made of 99.99 percent pure gold, the coin features four rare Argyle pink and purplish-pink diamonds. The largest is 1.02 carat.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2018 | 8:03 am

Mountain Province Diamonds results of seventh diamond sale of 2018

Total proceeds from the sale were US$26.9 million (CDN$35.3 million) from 411,317 carats at an average realized value of US$65 per carat

CNW Group | September 6, 2018 | 10:14 am

Stornoway achieves full underground mine design capacity at Renard Mine

This marks the completion of the production ramp-up of the underground mine.

Diamond World | September 5, 2018 | 2:05 pm

Alrosa brings coloured diamonds to Hong Kong in effort to conquer China

As part of its plans to expand into that market, Alrosa will hold its first “True Colour” auction of coloured polished diamonds, during the Hong Kong Gem & Jewellery Fair taking place this month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2018 | 9:08 am