Rio Tinto down despite $7.2bn cash return to investorsCompany said first-half profit grew 12% to $4.42 billion, below the $4.53 billion forecast by analysts.Cecilia Jamasmie | August 1, 2018 | 3:46 am
De Beers ready to begin South Africa’s Voorspoed mine closureThe failed plan was to find an operator with a…Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2018 | 3:55 am
Brazil studying auction of rights to six unexplored mining areas in 2019The unexplored areas that have significant potential output of copper,…Reuters | July 30, 2018 | 4:18 pm
Nanodiamond-embedded contact lenses the latest approach to treat glaucoma As a side benefit, the use of diamonds makes contact lenses more durable. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2014 | 6:09 pm
Petra gets $26m for its South African 29.6-carat blue diamond Rock was sold to US luxury jeweller Cora International NY through South Africa-based Golden Yellow Diamonds. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2014 | 3:25 pm
Anglo American profit hit by strikes, logs $1.9 billion writedown "We are not happy," said CEO Mark Cutifani. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2014 | 11:00 am
Rio’s Walsh delivers: 15% dividend hike on higher than expected second-half profit The miner has been among the most aggressive cost-cutters and plans to find a further $3 billion in savings this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2014 | 10:15 am
Environmental groups oppose Rio Tinto’s massive Indian diamond mine Groups say the mine would lead to 'large scale' destruction of forested areas. Ana Komnenic | February 9, 2014 | 8:30 pm
Money laundering, terrorism financing diamond trade in India, Israel, Belgium, Canada and the US — report Global diamond trade is being used to launder illegal funds worth millions of dollars, claims polemic study. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2014 | 2:52 pm
Q3 winning streak over: ‘Considerable underperformance’ among Canadian miners in Q4 EY's Canadian Mining Eye index shows a 9% loss in Q4 2013 and 45% for the year. Ana Komnenic | February 6, 2014 | 6:31 pm
EU prepares scheme to stem use of conflict minerals — report Proposal includes gold, tungsten, tantalum and tin, with the hope of force importers to classify those metals as coming from areas free of conflict. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2014 | 3:53 pm
Dominion to sell diamonds online from Diavik and Ekati The company has extended the productive life timeframe for both Canadian operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2014 | 6:36 pm