Diamond Top Stories

Anglo CEO warns extreme weather threatens global mine supplies

The mining industry has been struggling to hit production targets, hurt by everything from floods and droughts to creaking infrastructure and political instability.

Bloomberg News | February 7, 2023 | 10:43 am

Petra Diamonds open to M&A deals, CEO says

Petra invited merger and acquisition proposals on Monday.

Reuters | February 6, 2023 | 4:10 am

South Africa reports safest year in mining, government urges more

A total of 1,946 serious injuries were reported in 2022,…

Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 10:18 am

Diamond sales at Botswana’s Debswana hit record high in 2022

Sales of diamonds from Debswana stood at $4.588 billion in…

Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 9:02 am

Pope condemns “poison of greed” stoking conflict in Congo

Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" for mineral resources…

Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 8:58 am

S. African ‘diamond rush’ unearths only quartz crystals, officials say

Unidentified stones that lured thousands of fortune seekers to a rural South African village to mine the land with picks and shovels were not diamonds as hoped, officials said on Sunday.

Reuters | June 20, 2021 | 12:50 pm

One of only four 1,000 carat-plus diamonds ever found dug up in Botswana

DeBeers-Botswana joint venture has recovered a 1,098 carat diamond from Jwaneng mine, the world’s richest diamond mine by value.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2021 | 8:50 am

WATCH: Thousands rush to dig for diamonds in South Africa

The government has ordered people searching for diamonds near the town of Ladysmith to disperse as it investigates validity of claims.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 15, 2021 | 8:02 am

‘Diamond rush’ grips South African village after discovery of unidentified stones

The mines department said it was sending a team comprising of geological and mining experts to the site to collect samples and conduct an analysis.

Reuters | June 14, 2021 | 11:33 am

Diamond pricing: Learn the lessons of history or history will repeat itself

Diamonds are a complicated business; more than almost any other resource sector, the pricing framework needed to be accurate. It wasn’t.

Richard Chetwode - Special to The Northern Miner | June 10, 2021 | 3:23 pm

Diamonds Snapshot: Eight Canadian companies ready for discovery

After a 2020 saw a near shutdown of the diamond market for half the year as a result of pandemic-related travel restrictions, diamond prices have bounced back in 2021.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | June 10, 2021 | 12:18 pm