June 15, 2014
Scientists unveil hardest synthetic diamond ever made
The new synthetic rock is harder than its natural counterpart and can withstand even higher temperatures.
June 15, 2014
The new synthetic rock is harder than its natural counterpart and can withstand even higher temperatures.
June 13, 2014
The 122.52-carat blue diamond won't be sold before the end of Petra's current financial year on June 30.
June 12, 2014
De Beers, the world's largest diamond miner by market value, is also bracing for a rough diamond demand rush.
June 11, 2014
Tin, tantalum and tungsten mines used to generate $185 million a year for armed groups. Now, about two-thirds of those operations are part of peaceful supply chains, study shows.
June 11, 2014
For years it seemed that juniors were fleeing from diamond exploration — and for good reason.
June 11, 2014
Orbiting spacecraft could be refuelled with water taken from asteroids—but some experts doubt the economics.
June 10, 2014
The newly elected president of the World Diamond Council is not in favour of expanding the scope of the Kimberley Process scheme beyond conflict zones.
June 10, 2014
Natural fancy coloured diamonds are the most concentrated form of wealth on earth, said Colin Ferguson, CEO of Rare Investment. And with demand growing while supply shrinks, they are on…
June 10, 2014
At its meeting held on June 10, 2014 the Executive Committee approved the project of OJSC NPP Bourevestnik, ALROSA’s branch in Saint-Petersburg, on the construction of the innovation center aiming…
June 9, 2014
In the early 1900s, after the discovery of diamonds in the southern Namib desert, German miners flocked to the area, developing this unique town known as Kolmanskop.
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