Family who exited De Beers for $5 billion taps Asia’s rich

The family office for Nicky Oppenheimer and his son Jonathan has set up an outpost in Singapore to boost its Asia exposure and partner with the region’s wealthy.

Bloomberg News | October 20, 2021 | 7:54 am

Angola’s Catoca says tailings leak contained no heavy metals

Catoca said the leak only contained rocks and clay from a tailings basin, which altered the oxygen levels in a tributary of the Congo river.

Reuters | October 19, 2021 | 10:03 am

Alrosa says diamond sector “fully recovered” from pandemic hit

A structural production decline paired with growing end-user demand are pushing prices past levels reached in 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2021 | 9:02 am

Gem Diamonds finds two high-quality stones at Letšeng

The miner has recovered 245-carat and 102-carat Type II white diamonds in Lesotho.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2021 | 3:34 am

Alrosa says global stock of rough diamonds “minimal”

The world’s top diamond miner by output says demand increase has not been met with any "meaningful" supply response.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2021 | 6:13 am

De Beers to extend life of Namibia mines to 2042

Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and the diamond giant, has extended its land-based mines’ life by 20 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 14, 2021 | 7:01 am

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Family who exited De Beers for $5 billion taps Asia’s rich

Angola’s Catoca says tailings leak contained no heavy metals

Alrosa says diamond sector “fully recovered” from pandemic hit

Gem Diamonds finds two high-quality stones at Letšeng

Alrosa says global stock of rough diamonds “minimal”

De Beers to extend life of Namibia mines to 2042

Eira Thomas: ‘there’s huge opportunity for young innovators’ in mining

Mountain Province Diamonds CEO steps down

De Beers sells first traceable diamonds under GemFair