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Moscow seizes 26,000 diamonds from airport passenger

Man fails to declare gems worth about $162,000 at customs.

Kerry Hall | March 12, 2013 | 6:42 am

Australia calls for inclusion of ‘blood diamonds’ in UN definition

The country suspects diamonds from mines where human rights abuses occur may have been imported for use in jewellery.

Kerry Hall | March 12, 2013 | 5:43 am

Zimbabwe’s finance minister demands diamond companies pay up

Diamond sales in 2012 were $800 million with only $45 million coming to the government so far in taxes.

Kerry Hall | March 12, 2013 | 2:16 am

Indian girls shine with Rio Tinto Diamonds coaching program

Rio Tinto Diamonds is delighted with the 100 per cent pass rate in recent high school examinations for local children in the communities surrounding its developing Bunder diamond mine in Madhya Pradesh.

Rio Tinto | March 11, 2013 | 9:10 pm

FUN BREAK: Crystal found in wreckage likely to be legendary ‘Viking sunstone’

The whitish chunk of Icelandic calcite was found at the bottom of the English Channel.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2013 | 5:40 pm

Modern day diamond ring shopping: try it on your smartphone first

Using a photograph of the final user’s hand, customers can try the entire collection and see which piece looks the best.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2013 | 7:12 pm

Money worries weigh on juniors at PDAC

"We have a crisis."

Michael Allan McCrae | March 6, 2013 | 12:28 am

Former diamond miner exec admits possession of $38m worth of cocaine

He is allegedly involved in large-scale importing of cocaine from South America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2013 | 5:23 pm

Botswana diamond exports increase to $5 billion

De Beers shipping all its global product to new sorting centre in the country's capital city.

Kerry Hall | March 5, 2013 | 6:10 am

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