Russia gets $813m for stake in diamond company Alrosa

The sum obtained after selling 10.9% of the state-controlled diamond producer will be used to cut budget deficit, the government said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2016 | 3:34 am

De Beers Canada moves from Toronto to Calgary

The move comes as the company readies to open what it calls the world’s biggest diamond mine currently under construction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2016 | 3:31 am

Dominion Diamond to go ahead with Ekati mine expansion

Developing the Jay pipe will help keeping the mine in production until 2033.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2016 | 7:57 am

Illegal gold trade in Congo still benefiting armed groups, foreign companies

Illegally acquired and exported gold from the mineral-rich eastern Congo keeps filling the pockets of some foreign companies as well as armed groups, a new report shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2016 | 4:00 am

More than 300 workers at risk of temporary layoffs at Ekati diamond mine

More than 300 Dominion Diamond employees and contract workers are at risk of being laid off at the Ekati diamond mine after a fire at the mine's processing plant on June 23.

CBC News | July 4, 2016 | 7:57 pm

Petra sells 121.2- carat diamond for $6 million

It was found at Petra's Cullinan mine in South Africa, which has yielded several massive gems, including the largest rough gem diamond ever discovered.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 1, 2016 | 6:05 am

Botswana’s economy needs more than diamonds to shine

The history of the diamond industry in Africa has been fraught with worker exploitation, environmental destruction, government corruption and squandering of revenues.

National Public Radio (NPR) | July 1, 2016 | 12:15 am