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Lucapa finds monster diamonds at Lulo, including largest coloured one

The Australian miner has also unearthed the tenth +100 carat stone recovered from Lulo since mining operations began two years ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2018 | 3:42 am

De Beers readies technology aimed at eliminating ‘conflict diamonds’

Firm is developing open platform that traces diamonds from mine to buyer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 16, 2018 | 3:28 am

Following detention, journalist publishes controversial story about Venezuela’s Mining Arc

Rampant violence and corruption are the norm in the mines of the southern Guayana region.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 15, 2018 | 6:27 pm

Gem Diamonds shares on fire as miner finds 910-carat rock

Massive find is believed to be the fifth biggest gem-quality diamond ever found

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2018 | 3:26 am

Alrosa buys stake in Angola’s largest diamond deposit for $70 million

Deal provides the diamond giant with access to a production base outside Russia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2018 | 8:29 am

Alrosa 2017 sales fall to $4.3bn on lower average price for rough diamonds

Russian miner said the price decline for rough diamonds was due to the changed sales assortment resulting from an increased demand for small-sized rough rocks from India.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2018 | 3:31 am

Russian competition watchdog investigates Alrosa gas assets sale

The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service is investigating forthcoming sale of natural gas assets by producer Alrosa after a complaint from would-be buyer.

Reuters | January 10, 2018 | 10:44 am

Gem Diamonds, Lucapa kick off 2018 with massive findings

The rival companies have unearthed three diamonds larger than 100 carats each.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2018 | 3:42 am

CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants

The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.

Frik Els | January 5, 2018 | 5:22 pm

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