Lab-grown diamonds are latest victims of China’s power crisisRoughly 7 million carats of jewelry-quality man-made diamonds are produced globally each year, of which 3 million come from China.Bloomberg News | November 1, 2021 | 7:40 am
Rio Tinto sells last Argyle diamonds at record highsMining ended at Argyle in 2020 after 37 years of…Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2021 | 3:28 am
Anglo American’s Q3 production inches 2% higherIron ore production rose by 15% on increased output from…Reuters | October 21, 2021 | 7:38 am
Alrosa reports 60% sales drop as coronavirus hits trade The diamond trade traditionally involves a lot of travelling. Reuters | April 10, 2020 | 8:18 am
Petra in talks for more credit as pandemic takes shine off diamonds The company is in talks with its lenders to access $54.95 million in credit. Reuters | April 9, 2020 | 9:26 am
Alrosa implements guidance to avoid conflict diamonds To guarantee compliance, the company launched an internal diamond supply chain management system. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 9, 2020 | 6:15 am
Russia slams Trump’s order to spur mining on the moon Space agency Roscosmos has likened the Presidential order to colonialism. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2020 | 3:53 am
De Beers CFO to leave by end of July Nimesh Patel will join Spirax-Sarco Engineering as their new chief financial officer. Bruno Venditti | April 2, 2020 | 1:54 pm
Covid-19 robs diamond sector of recovery hopes The coronavirus pandemic has squashed diamond miners’ dawning hopes of a recovery in the beleaguered sector. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2020 | 6:58 am
Petra Diamonds founder steps down Adonis Pouroulis was the company’s founder and chairman for 23 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2020 | 9:34 am
De Beers scraps diamond sales event The coronavirus lockdowns have made it impossible for buyers to attend. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 30, 2020 | 3:45 am
Namibia suspends mining operations as coronavirus lockdown takes effect On Saturday, the country entered its first day of a partial lockdown as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuters | March 28, 2020 | 6:52 pm