October 16, 2013 Canadian diamond miner says it has found ‘one of the world’s largest kimberlites’ Pangolin Diamonds discovers 270-hectare kimberlite in Botswana.
October 16, 2013 Low prices hold back GDP growth of Canada’s north Weak markets in 2013 have stalled the previously robust economic growth of Canada's territories; long-term outlook still positive.
October 15, 2013 Russia begins sale of $8.7 billion state-owned diamond miner Sale's final price to be announced on Oct. 28.
October 15, 2013 Friedland wants South Africa to be the ‘Silicon Valley’ for platinum In other words, he hopes to create a “Platinum Valley.”
October 14, 2013 Rio’s Argyle Phoenix diamond fetches $2 million "We are delighted with the results for the 2013 tender collection which are a reflection of their rarity, provenance and global reach."
October 11, 2013 Gem Diamonds fetches over $12m for two of its Lesotho gems Since Gem Diamonds took control of the Letseng mine in 2006 the mine, it has produced four of the top 20 largest white gem quality rocks on record.
October 10, 2013 Largest orange diamond expected to fetch $20 million at Christie’s auction The 14.82-carat gem goes under the hammer 24 hours before rival Sotheby's auctions its $60 million pink diamond.
October 8, 2013 Diamond-bearing pebble proves comet collided with Earth 28 million years ago The finding is the first definitive proof of a comet exploding in the Earth's atmosphere.
October 7, 2013 Egg-sized ‘perfect’ white diamond fetches record $30.8 million in Hong Kong The previous record for a perfect white diamond was set by Christie’s 101.73-carat gem, sold for almost $27 million in May.
October 4, 2013 Russia seizes 57,000 diamonds and gemstones from accused official The ex-defence official is accused of 12 counts of corruption.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
