Diamond Top Stories

Stolen Dresden diamonds recovered in Berlin police raid

Police special forces found 31 items representing a “significant part” of the artifacts stolen from Dresden's Green Vault.

Bloomberg News | December 17, 2022 | 7:18 pm

Anglo American cuts 2023 copper output target on poor Chilean ore grades

The company said production at its South African unit Kumba…

Reuters | December 9, 2022 | 6:24 am

Lucapa achieves highest diamond recovery at Angola mine

The Lulo mine haul consist of 20 diamonds weighing a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2022 | 6:45 am

War in east is eroding Congo’s budget surplus, finance minister says

Windfall revenue from mining has compensated for some of the…

Bloomberg News | December 4, 2022 | 10:57 am

Most Australian mine workers dissatisfied with their jobs – report

A recent report led by researchers at Curtin University found…

Staff Writer | November 30, 2022 | 5:05 am

Angola mine leak causes ‘unprecedented’ pollution in Congo rivers, researchers say

The discolouration of the waterways appears to have been caused by a toxic substance spill at an industrial diamond mine in Angola.

Reuters | August 20, 2021 | 1:40 pm

Japan appears poised to join the laboratory-made diamond party

Production of lab-grown diamonds reached 6 to 7 million carats in 2020, with most of the sales coming from the US.

Bloomberg News | August 19, 2021 | 10:21 am

North Arrow collects Naujaat bulk sample to test for fancy coloured diamonds

The company has completed a 2,000-tonne bulk sample from its Naujaat diamond project in Nunavut.

Northern Miner Staff | August 19, 2021 | 10:19 am

BlueRock shares jump on biggest diamond found at Kareevlei

The 58.6-carat diamond find follows the discovery of a 21.6 carat stone at the South African mine a week ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2021 | 7:03 am

Alrosa’s profit jumps on higher diamond prices

The market is recovering faster than we predicted, the diamond miner said.

Reuters | August 13, 2021 | 4:00 am

Gemfields reaches record revenue at emerald auction

It generated about $23.1 million in revenues – an all-time record for commercial-quality emeralds sold at auctions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 9:10 am

Rio Tinto sells last diamonds from iconic Argyle mine

Mining at Argyle, which accounted for 90% of worldwide pink diamond production, ended in November 2020.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 3:26 am

Expansion of Lucara Diamond’s Karowe mine to take longer and cost more

Lucara expects to achieve 75% of slated full production by late 2029, 1.3 years later than planned and spend $20m more than budgeted.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2021 | 4:50 am

Diamond sales at De Beers’ Botswana unit rebound as global market recovers

Exports of diamonds from Debswana stood at $1.702 billion in the first half of the year.

Reuters | August 5, 2021 | 9:37 am

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