Venezuelan Catholic Church worried about mining devastation"The church but the entire world is worried about the environmental degradation that unregulated mining activities are causing in the Bolívar and Amazonas states."Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 5, 2018 | 5:48 pm
De Beers, Botswana seek fresh expansion of world’s richest diamond mineDebswana, the joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana’s…Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2018 | 10:27 am
Murray & Roberts scores $313 million worth of new mining projectsSouth African engineering and construction group, currently subject of a…Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2018 | 9:54 am
Briolette diamond sells for $11m in Hong Kong The sum set a new record for that particular style of gem. Kerry Hall | May 30, 2013 | 11:04 pm
Quebec’s new mining act up for debate The provincial national assembly will be examining the proposal in the coming weeks. Kerry Hall | May 30, 2013 | 10:26 pm
Saskatchewan mining industry needs thousands of new workers Industry reps say up to 15,000 skilled people are needed in the next 10 years. Kerry Hall | May 28, 2013 | 9:05 pm
Petra Diamonds sells rare blue gem for $16.9m The high quality coloured gem was extracted from the Cullinan mine in South Africa. Kerry Hall | May 27, 2013 | 9:03 pm
Central African Republic banned from international diamonds trade — watchdog Ban comes several weeks after rebels seized control of the country from former President François Bozizé. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2013 | 6:08 pm
Canada’s main diamond producer names new President and COO Chantal Lavoie's previous experience includes managing positions at Barrick Gold Corporation's Goldstrike and De Beers' operations in Canada. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2013 | 2:00 pm
Tony Blair called to rescue mining employees in Guinea Ibrahima Touré and Issaga Bangoura have been in prison for over a month. MINING.com Editor | May 26, 2013 | 11:20 pm
Diamond miner Alrosa’s Q1 production dropped 7.5% Market conditions favoured higher rough demand as global supplies decreased, said the firm. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 24, 2013 | 5:03 pm
Lucara sells 239 carat rough diamond for $5.75m The whole tender of 15 gems sold for $24.85 million. Kerry Hall | May 23, 2013 | 7:20 pm