Zimbabwe makes U-turn on mining royalties to halt currency slide

The Zimbabwean dollar has weakened 6.8% this year to 116.65 per dollar.

Bloomberg News | February 4, 2022 | 8:04 am

Vast Resources pulls out of deal to buy Botswana’s Ghaghoo diamond mine

Ghaghoo was estimated in 2014 to have a resource of 79.3 million tonnes at an average grade of 19.5 carat per hundred tonnes.

Reuters | February 1, 2022 | 7:41 am

Rio Tinto report reveals culture of sexual harassment, bullying and racism

Eight-month independent review of the miner’s workplace culture found disturbing, systemic behaviours across the company’s sites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2022 | 3:37 am

Debswana annual diamond sales jump 64%

The total value of Debswana's diamond exports stood at $3.466 billion in 2021 compared with $2.120 billion in 2020.

Reuters | January 31, 2022 | 7:26 am

De Beers boosts production to meet recovering demand

It saw 2021 production jump by 29% to 32.3 million carats, as the miner boosted output to meet recovering demand.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 27, 2022 | 6:52 am

There’s a buying frenzy in cheap and tiny diamonds

A surge in diamond demand that began in the early Covid lockdowns is showing no sign of easing.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2022 | 8:06 am

Giant black diamond said to come from space could fetch $6.8 million

The 555.55-carat gem, dubbed "The Enigma," is the largest faceted fancy black diamond to ever be sold at an auction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2022 | 3:43 am

De Beers makes diamond buyers cough up cash with fresh price rise

The world's largest diamond miner by value is said to have hiked prices by about 8% for big stones and 20% for small ones at the latest sale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2022 | 6:39 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

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