Diamond Top Stories

Russia’s finance ministry considering new diamond purchases from Alrosa in 2025

The news was reported by Russia's Interfax news agency.

Reuters | October 18, 2024 | 11:12 am

De Beers, Signet launch campaign to attract youth to mined diamonds amid lab-grown rise

It targets Zillennials, the microgeneration born between 1993 and 1998,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2024 | 5:37 am

Lucara sells off Clara diamond sales platform

The total consideration is $3 million on closing and the…

Staff Writer | October 7, 2024 | 10:13 am

The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices…

MINING.com Editor | October 5, 2024 | 2:59 am

Angola diamonds not under sanctions but Russia link is obstacle

Angola’s state-owned diamond producer said some clients were deterred by…

Bloomberg News | October 4, 2024 | 6:58 am

Petra defers another diamond tender amid weak demand

Petra is holding on to the diamonds from its South African operations, but will sell those from its Williamson mine in Tanzania as planned.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2024 | 3:43 am

VIDEO: Cautious optimism in the mining sector as South Africa’s new government takes office

The sector employs nearly half a million people and contributes about 7% to the country's GDP.

Staff Writer | August 5, 2024 | 10:36 am

Winsome buys more time to assess Renard deal

Winsome plans to repurpose the existing infrastructure for lithium processing to handle ore from its nearby Adina project.

Northern Miner Staff | August 2, 2024 | 11:03 am

Diamond sales at Debswana fall 49.2% as market downturn continues

In the first half of the year, Debswana sold diamonds worth $1.29 billion compared to $2.54 billion registered in the same period last year.

Reuters | August 1, 2024 | 6:43 am

Lucapa recovers 176-carat diamond at Lulo mine in Angola

The diamond is the 45th +100 carat stone to be recovered from Lulo and the eighth largest since alluvial operations began in 2015.

Staff Writer | July 29, 2024 | 10:59 am

Gemfields auction revenue down amid market softening

Revenue from auctions was down 17% to $121 million for the first six months of 2024, from $145 million a year earlier.

Staff Writer | July 26, 2024 | 7:46 am

Anglo American takes fresh $1.6bn writedown on UK fertilizer mine

Charge weighed on the miner’s swinging to a loss and it comes amid a company overhaul that involves shedding four of its units.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2024 | 3:46 am

Star Diamond boosts resource estimate for Orion South project in Saskatchewan

The company says the Star-Orion South project is the largest undeveloped diamond deposit in the world.

Amanda Stutt | July 24, 2024 | 4:31 pm

Botswana touts 24% stake in new mining companies for citizens

Under current legislation, the government is entitled to offer to buy as much as 15% equity in any new mining entity.

Bloomberg News | July 23, 2024 | 8:57 am

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