Dominion Diamond to seek permits for underground project at Ekati in Q3

The World Diamond Council has paid a special tribute to De Beers Chairman Nicky Oppenheimer at a gala dinner in Vicenza, Italy.

Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC,NASDAQ:LUC) announced production results for the quarter ended March 2012.

The government of Zimbabwe said the new mining licence fees gazetted in January will not be reversed despite calls by the mining industry for the levies to be reduced.

Photographers were allowed to look today at some of the most famous diamonds in the world to go on public display at the end of June, as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Junior miner Firestone Diamonds announced today it has found three large diamonds at its Liqhobong mine in Lesotho and that first quarter production at the location was looking up.

Kimberley Process leader Gillian Milovanovic has proposed a new definition of conflict diamonds to include acts of violence during his presentation at the opening of the 8th World Diamond Council (WDC) meeting in Vicenza, Italy.

"Martian Pink," the biggest pink diamond ever to appear at an auction, is expected to fetch more than $8 million dollars when it is sold at Christie's Magnificent Jewels Spring Sale on May 29 in Hong Kong, reports KeycTV.

The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and DODAQ have launched a new global online exchange for polished diamonds called DIAMDAX (Diamond Dealers Automated Exchange).

Canadian diamond producer Lucara Diamond Corp announced today that production from its recently inaugurated Karowe mine in Botswana could be available for sale in June.