Rio Tinto halves dividend on 41% annual profit dropRio's bottom line was hit by weaker iron ore prices as demand from China slowed, as well as higher labour and material costs.Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2023 | 3:33 am
G-7 and EU looking at ways to track and trace Russian diamondsPrevious EU attempts to sanction Russian gems have run into…Bloomberg News | February 19, 2023 | 10:40 am
Gemfields evacuates exploration camp in Mozambique after attackThe coloured gems miner has halted operations and vacated its…Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2023 | 3:43 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
Secretive world of diamonds is in the grips of a buying frenzy It takes about three months to cut, polish and sell a diamond, so stones bought cheaply at the start of the year are now being sold for a big profit. Bloomberg News | June 9, 2021 | 7:55 am
Lucara digs up 470-carat diamond at Karowe The top light brown "cleavage" diamond measures 49x42x26mm and is Lucara’s third diamond over 300 carats found this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2021 | 6:58 am
Russia weighs selling more diamond stocks to tap global demand The government is preparing a decree to increase planned sales of diamonds from the state repository. Bloomberg News | June 7, 2021 | 5:11 pm
RMI unveils set of rules to help miners fulfill ESG expectations Companies are feeling increased pressure from shareholders and institutional investors to prioritize ESG factors. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2021 | 7:09 am
State diamond miner in Zimbabwe sees output rising 30% this year Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co.’s mines produced 2.3 million carats worth of diamonds in 2020 and mostly sold them to India and the Middle East. Bloomberg News | June 2, 2021 | 8:00 am
Petra puts “exceptional” 39-carat blue diamond up for sale The company said the diamond, found at its Cullinan mine, will be showcased in Antwerp, Dubai, Hong Kong and New York. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2021 | 9:49 am
Real-time measuring of tailings clay content may optimize reclamation processes Canadian researchers are developing a “clay analyzer” to help miners reduce tailings deposit footprints and minimize land disturbance. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 1, 2021 | 6:11 am