May 26, 2012

Military drones for mines and tailings

I can hardly wait to get my first project involving the use of a drone to monitor the performance of a mine tailings facility. These days some are so big…

May 25, 2012

Lazare Kaplan lauches social initiative to encourage education in Africa

US-based diamond manufacturing and distribution company Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (LKI) has launched a new social initiative, The Lazare Ongoma Initiative (LOI), which aims involve retailers in supporting education in…

May 25, 2012

Rio Tinto confirms strong potential for diamond jewellery demand in China

An increasing demand for diamond jewellery coming from China could help precious stone producers to boost sales in the following months, hinted diversified miner Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) in a release…

May 24, 2012

Rio’s Zimbabwe spin-off to acquire Murowa diamond mine

Zimbabwean miner RioZim Limited is negotiating with global giant Rio Tinto in an attempt to acquire the now jointly own Murowa diamond mine in the in south central region of…

May 24, 2012

Stornoway splashing $28.4 million for Renard engineering

Stornoway Diamond Corp will spend $28.4 million to advance its Renard diamond project in northern Quebec, the Vancouver-based company (TSX:SWY) announced yesterday.

May 23, 2012

De Beers leading efforts to rescue illegal miners at abandoned mine

De Beers on Wednesday launched rescue efforts for diggers who have been trapped after an illegally excavated tunnel collapsed in the diamond giant's abandoned Namaqualand mining area.

May 22, 2012

Mbada Diamonds produces 12 million carats

Mbada Diamonds has produced almost 12 million carats worth half a billion dollars over the past one-and-half years after injecting total investments of only $185 million, Parliament was told yesterday.

May 22, 2012

Accredited Gem Appraisers extends registration for Future of Diamonds panel to May 23

Is the world of diamonds as you've known it about to change forever? It might change in ways that we have never envisioned, and this conference is going to be…

May 22, 2012

Diamond-seller Choksi takes on world with Bollywood

Mehul Choksi sees his jewelry business one day joining LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (MC) and Cartier among the biggest names in luxury goods. Choksi is chairman and managing…

May 22, 2012

Diamond miner Rockwell completes strategic projects at Saxendrift

Canadian Rockwell Diamonds (TSX: RDI) implemented a new in-field screen and a bulk x-ray and single particle sorter plant at its Saxendrift diamond mine. These two strategic projects were the…