Diamond Top Stories

New study quantifies violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive industries

Ten universities joined forces to conduct the largest quantitative analysis to date of the violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by extractive and industrial developments.

Staff Writer | June 18, 2023 | 7:24 am

Fura Gems to invest more than $200m in Colombia mine over five years

The company is holding its fourth auction of uncut emeralds…

Reuters | June 14, 2023 | 11:13 am

Positive drill results in hunt for more kimberlites at Gahcho Kué

Mountain Province has reported positive drilling results at several targets.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2023 | 11:16 am

Petra Diamonds flags revenue hit as it defers sale to August

It said the move followed “a temporary slowdown” in the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2023 | 3:55 am

Gemfields hits three records in latest emerald auction

The coloured gems miner as achieved record revenue of $43.7…

Staff Writer | June 2, 2023 | 5:49 am

Flawed diamonds may be the key to quantum internet

Japanese researchers discovered that diamonds’ atomic defects where carbon is replaced by nitrogen or another element may offer a close-to-perfect interface for quantum computing.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 16, 2022 | 6:38 am

Botswana Diamonds shares shoot up on Thorny River potential

The company has significantly raised the estimated kimberlite volume at the South African asset to 2 million tonnes of kimberlitic material.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2022 | 3:27 am

Mountain Province Diamond says covid outbreak at Gacho Kué won’t affect production

Four cases of covid-19 have been detected at Gahcho Kué operations in the Northwest Territories.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 28, 2021 | 9:11 am

The Top 10 diamond stories of 2021

The diamond sector may be a volatile industry, as its dramatic ups and downs during the pandemic have demonstrated.

Alisha Hiyate - the Canadian Mining Journal | December 24, 2021 | 9:33 am

New industrial WiFi system to bring 6G technologies to remote, underground mines

University of Sydney researchers are developing an industrial long-range WiFi system that transmits signals to hard-to-reach places while maintaining high data rates.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 23, 2021 | 6:06 am