March 23, 2017 De Beers becomes sole owner of jewellery brand, buys out retail partner LVMH It has acquired the 50% interest French luxury goods group LVMH had in De Beers Diamond Jewellers for an undisclosed amount.
March 20, 2017 Dominion Diamond stock goes gangbuster on $1.1bn takeover bid Montana-based Washington Co is offering 36% above the closing price of the Canadian miner’s shares on Friday.
March 19, 2017 Teenager finds 7.44 carat diamond at a park The diamond is the 7th-largest found at Crater of Diamonds State Park since 1972.
March 16, 2017 UAE appoints Maryam Al Hashemi as the 2017 Chair of the Committee of Participation and Chairmanship of the Kimberley Process After completing her formal education at Dubai Women’s College, Maryam was drawn to work under the newly formed DMCC in 2003, making her one of its longest current serving employees.
March 16, 2017 Sierra Leone pastor unearths one of the 20 largest diamonds ever found Emmanuel Momoh found the 706-carat diamond in Sierra Leone's Kono district.
March 16, 2017 World’s top diamond miner Alrosa quadruples profit amid sector recovery The Russian miner said profit attributable to shareholders totalled $2.25 billion (131.39bn roubles) last year, versus $530K (30.67bn) roubles in 2015.
March 16, 2017 Indian billionaire Agarwal goes after 12% of Anglo American Deal would make of Volcan Investments Ltd., Agarwal's family trust, the second-largest investor in Anglo American.
March 15, 2017 Five reasons why diamond mining stocks have been under pressure From February 15th to March 13th, a market-cap weighted aggregation of diamond miners in U.S. dollars including ALROSA Joint-Stock Company, Petra Diamonds Ltd, Dominion Diamond Corp, Gem Diamonds Ltd, Lucara…
March 13, 2017 Harry Winston’s famous Jonker V diamond to fetch up to $3.6M in auction The rectangular, 25.27-carat gem is one of a collection of 13 polished diamonds cut from the famous 726-carat Jonker rough, unearthed at South Africa’s Elandsfontein mine in 1934.
March 9, 2017 The 20 best mining schools in the world The rankings are based on data for academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper and research impact.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm
