Diamond Top Stories

Sale of 910-carat rock boosts Gem Diamonds revenue, stone prices

The company's revenue jumped a whopping 174% in the first quarter of the year thanks to strong demand for its rough rocks and the sale of a 910-carat diamond, the fifth-largest ever found.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2018 | 3:27 am

Pangolin finds first diamond at Jwaneng project in Botswana

Project is located about 100 km south of Jwaneng, the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2018 | 5:24 am

Namibia may scrap black ownership requirements for mining companies – minister

Namibia may scrap requirements for black ownership in mining as…

Reuters | April 24, 2018 | 11:44 am

Caterpillar results prove global economy in good shape

The machinery manufacturer logged earnings of $2.82 per share on…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2018 | 9:40 am

Gemfields talks up ‘responsibility’ amid lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses

The UK miner, which is the world's top coloured gems…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2018 | 9:53 am

Victor Mine’s biggest diamond

"Could it be worth a million dollars? Yeah, it could."

Michael Allan McCrae | July 27, 2013 | 8:15 pm

De Beers adds some sparkle to reporting season: production up, sales of $3.3bn

World's top diamond producer expects the global polished diamond market to grow more than 2% this year driven by improving US demand.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2013 | 3:54 pm

Anglo’s Cutifani won’t take ‘unacceptably poor’ performances any longer: heads may roll

He also cut down his executive team and said at least half of Anglo’s $17 billion project pipeline will be shelved or cancelled.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2013 | 11:16 am

Lucara hunts for new properties in Africa, set to sell rare pink diamond

Miner has become the third-best performer this year among publicly traded Canadian metal and mining firms.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2013 | 3:18 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: The 10 most expensive diamonds in the world

The most expensive of all, the Kohinoor, is worth over US$15 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2013 | 2:11 pm

Canadian diamond mine gets green light

Environmental review panel says project likely to cause "significant adverse environmental impacts."

Ana Komnenic | July 23, 2013 | 2:12 am

Rio cuts 78 jobs at Argyle diamond mine in Australia

Measure only affects temporary construction workforce providing administrative, advisory and mining services.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2013 | 3:35 pm

Copper, diamonds boost Anglo’s results ahead of strategy review

Anglo American is likely to report a 31% profit drop next week, when CEO Cutifani unveils key strategy for the underperforming mining group.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2013 | 5:02 pm

Anglo’s Cutifani is the new chairman of 125-year-old De Beers

Cutifani succeeded Cynthia Carroll, who had to leave the company late last year due to shareholders pressure over the Anglo’s overall performance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2013 | 3:53 pm

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