October 16, 2020 Mountain Province’s diamond output up despite virus disruptions The miner saw production at Gahcho Kué mine jump by 30% during Q3 from the previous three months as crews adjust to covid-19 protocols.
October 15, 2020 Lucapa’s Mothae diamond mine richer than thought Lucapa said Mothae's indicated diamond resource increased by 6.8 million tonnes to 9.2 million tonnes.
October 14, 2020 India says slump in diamond exports is much worse than 2008 Overseas sales of cut and polished diamonds may slump 20% to 25% in the year ending March from $18.6 billion last year.
October 14, 2020 De Beers sales show steady recovery in diamond market Strong figures from world’s largest diamond producer by value's latest sale show improved demand.
October 13, 2020 Dominion Diamond Mines sale of Ekati falls through The future of the mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories remains uncertain after the company announced that a deal to sell it to a subsidiary owned by its parent company, The…
October 13, 2020 Nunavut diamond-gold deposit mirrors SA’s Witwatersrand Goldfields Researchers discovered diamonds in an outcrop atop an unrealized gold deposit in Canada’s Nunavut territory.
October 9, 2020 Lucapa Diamond restarts Mothae mine in Lesotho The company said it plans to escalate operations at the mine to 75% capacity as some covid-19 restrictions remain in place.
October 9, 2020 Alrosa diamonds can now be examined remotely The world’s top diamond miner by output said its recently upgraded video-viewer platform is proving useful during the pandemic.
October 8, 2020 Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.
October 5, 2020 Canadian “flawless” diamond sets online record of $15.7m at auction The buyer, an unnamed Japanese man, bought the stone for his second daughter and has already renamed it after her — The Maiko Star.
