Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemicThe World Meteorological Organization says the forecast comes as covid-19 has brought transportation and industrial energy production to a near halt.Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2020 | 3:43 am
Anglo American board donates portion of pay to covid-19 fightAnglo American has already donated $25 million to covid-19 causes.MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 20, 2020 | 11:33 am
Alrosa reports 9% production drop in Q1Sales of rough and polished diamonds totalled $904 million.MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 16, 2020 | 12:01 pm
Alrosa recovers huge yellow diamond from Yakutia mine The Russian company says more than twenty large rough diamonds over 50 carats have been extracted from its Jubilee pipe. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 15, 2017 | 4:11 pm
Canadian diamond producer dealing with water issues in South Africa "The lower number of carats tendered and sold is attributable to a reduction in the volume of material being processed," the company revealed. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 14, 2017 | 7:53 pm
Responsible Jewellery Council certifies Alrosa’s mining and business practices The RJC conducted a months-long sustainability audit. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 12, 2017 | 4:45 pm
India trade ministry seeks lower tax on diamond miners The commerce department has sought to scrap levies and introduce a presumptive tax of 0.25 percent on diamond mining companies. Bloomberg News | December 7, 2017 | 12:23 pm
De Beers reshuffles executive committee Chief executive Bruce Cleaver said the changes were necessary to sustain De Beers' success as a business. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 6, 2017 | 3:02 am
Diamond Fields to resume mining off Namibian coast next year The country’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has renewed the Canadian miner's licence for ten years. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2017 | 9:32 am
Sierra Leone ‘Peace Diamond’ sold for less-than-expected The egg-sized, 709-carat rough yellowish diamond was sold for $6.5 million to luxury jeweller Laurence Graff, chairman of Graff Diamonds. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2017 | 6:01 am
De Beers steps up efforts to remove ‘conflict diamonds’ from the market Diamond giant is investing in an open platform that will allow tracing a rock throughout the entire value chain — from mine to buyer. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2017 | 6:51 am
Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2017 | 3:18 am