Diamond Top Stories

Botswana Diamonds, Vast Resource JV steps up exploration efforts in Zimbabwe

Decision comes after the companies received Wednesday a preliminary geological assessment of the property, which shows Heritage contains several targets for modern alluvial diamond placer deposits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2018 | 6:05 am

Australians find extremely rare mineral in meteorite impact crater

Researchers from Curtin University discovered reidite, one of the rarest…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2018 | 6:44 am

Zimbabwe miner RioZim to sue central bank for loss of forex earning

The miner said it would take legal actions to force…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 9, 2018 | 3:40 am

ALROSA extracts rare fancy intense yellow diamond

It is the largest yellow rough diamond mined at ALROSA's…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2018 | 10:14 am

Diamond market warming to lab-made gems

The centuries-old diamond industry is getting shaken up by small…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2018 | 11:30 am

Busy times ahead: global mining deals on their way up

Gold assets among favourites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2014 | 4:15 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: A clear look at diamonds

Diamonds coming to earth's surface are billions of years old.

Visual Capitalist | August 24, 2014 | 3:00 pm

Treasure hunt madness after $20,000 diamond falls from the sky

The gem is believed to have landed in a field near the village of Lea in Gainsborough, England.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2014 | 6:19 pm

Global diamond supply in a single chart

Is the rough diamond industry a monopoly, oligopoly, or neither?

Michael Allan McCrae | August 17, 2014 | 11:33 pm

This pink diamond may become one of the most valuable gems ever sold

The diamond is expected to fetch between $12.8 million and $15.4 million at auction on October 7.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2014 | 3:48 pm

This $2 million red diamond is the hero in Rio’s annual tender

In the 30 years Rio Tinto's Argyle Pink Diamonds have been tendering the rare gems, only 13 red diamonds have been brought in.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2014 | 7:26 pm

Canadian miners performance beats global indexes in Q2

Index gained 9% from April to June, outperforming the S&P/TSX Composite index, which gained 6%, and the London Metal Exchange index, which gained 7% in the same period.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2014 | 6:10 pm