Diamond Top Stories

Mountain Province Diamonds says worker dies at Gahcho Kue mine

The cause of the incident, which happened on Thursday, was unclear and all non-essential work at the mine has been stopped.

Reuters | September 2, 2022 | 7:56 am

Cryptozoic mineral may help create next-gen fuel cells, super-capacitors, aircraft engines

Scientists have started using shungite, a Precambrian rock consisting of…

Staff Writer | September 2, 2022 | 6:06 am

Lucapa finds Angola mine’s sixth-largest white diamond

The 160-carat white Type IIa diamond, recovered from Lulo mine,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2022 | 5:42 am

Primitive vegetation played key role in composition of earth’s continental rocks

Primitive plants transformed what was once a Mars-like planet of…

Staff Writer | September 1, 2022 | 6:06 am

Mountain Province to sell coloured 151-ct diamond from Gahcho Kué

The rough 151.6-carat yellow octahedral diamond will be sold at…

Staff Writer | August 31, 2022 | 10:57 am

Botswana extends Lucara’s Karowe license to 2046

The license renewal marks a critical step in the formal sanction of the underground expansion project for the mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2021 | 4:01 am

Stretched diamonds may be key for next-gen microelectronics

Strained diamonds may be prime candidates for advanced functional devices in microelectronics.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2021 | 6:20 am

Lucapa kicks off 2021 with 113-carat diamond find at Lulo

It is the 17th rock over 100 carats found at the Angola mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2021 | 4:13 am

Central African rebels attack mining town before election results announced

At least five rebels were killed and two army soldiers wounded in the clashes in Bangasso.

Reuters | January 3, 2021 | 12:41 pm

MINING.COM’s top science & technology stories of 2020

From a nano-diamond battery that lasts for 28,000 years to advances into mining the Moon.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 3, 2021 | 12:20 pm

Over 3,000 diamonds recovered from Star-Orion South project in Saskatchewan

The gems, weighing over 210 carats, were recovered from the ninth bulk sample trench excavated on the Star kimberlite.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 30, 2020 | 10:25 am

Diamonds may power electrical grid, EVs more efficiently

US-based researchers propose the idea of using diamonds as ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 28, 2020 | 7:00 am

Worker at Ekati diamond mine in Canada’s North tests positive for covid-19

Dominion Diamond Mines said contact tracing has been performed and no one else is at risk.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 27, 2020 | 12:55 pm

Scientists propose new evolutionary system of mineral classification

Researchers say the current IMA classification system doesn’t capture the complexity and diversity of Earth's minerals.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 27, 2020 | 7:00 am

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