Diamond Top Stories

Diamond trading goes online as Lucara takes on industry Goliaths

The Canadian company is taking on industry giants such as De Beers and Alrosa PJSC with an online platform to replace the current physical auctions.

Bloomberg News | April 28, 2019 | 8:43 am

Coal hurts Anglo American’s Q1 production, 2019 guidance unchanged

Production dropped 6% in the quarter.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 25, 2019 | 2:05 pm

Lucara finds largest uncut diamond in recent history in Botswana mine

The 1,758-carat diamond is larger than a tennis ball and…

Reuters | April 25, 2019 | 10:19 am

Canadian miners start 2019 off on the right foot amid mega-deals

Ernst & Young’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2019 | 9:16 am

JPMorgan ends a three-year bullish call on Anglo American shares

After almost three years of rating the mining giant’s stock…

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2019 | 9:19 am

Moody’s puts 175 energy and mining firms on review as low prices bite

Top miners BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Vale and Anglo American are among the firms at risk of rating downgrade.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2016 | 3:50 am

De Beers lowers diamond prices to boost sales

In a fresh attempt to counter weakening demand, the diamond giant is said to have cut prices by as much as 7% at the Jan. 18 sale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2016 | 9:11 am

Oil, Asian stocks rout deepen miners wounds

Miners suffering fresh sell-off as oil price falls and the IMF lowers growth forecast for China, rattling investors.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2016 | 4:06 am

Apple, Sony, Samsung linked to child labour claims in cobalt mines

Consumer products sold across the globe could contain traces of the metal produced by informal Congolese mines, who employ children as young as seven, says Amnesty International.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2016 | 7:30 am

Dominion Diamond chairman steps down, replaced by De Beers veteran

Robert Gannicott's replacement as chairman will be Jim Gowans, a former DeBeers Canada CEO and most recently the co-president of Barrick Gold,.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2016 | 3:50 am

Here are the top 10 legal risks Canadian businesses will face this year

New climate change regulations are believe to be the main challenge for Canadian businesses this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2016 | 10:20 am

Anglo American officially out of the Middle East

The miner has finally completed the sale of assets from its Tarmac joint venture to a subsidiary of French engineering and construction group Bouygues.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2016 | 7:20 am