International trade data on emerald, ruby supply skewed – reportA report by Gemfields rings the alarm bell on the lack of reliability of data related to the international supply and trade of coloured gemstones.Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 13, 2022 | 7:23 am
Kimberlites provide clues as to how what happens on earth’s surface affects the lower mantleKimberlites are messengers from the lowest regions of the earth's…Staff Writer | March 13, 2022 | 5:17 am
Women in mining still facing bullying, discrimination – reportAusIMM’s 2022 Women in Mining survey shows that almost three-quarters…MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 8, 2022 | 5:05 am
Pandemic to cut S.Africa’s mining output by 8-10% Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp said it would take a month for its mines to fully ramp up. Reuters | May 26, 2020 | 11:22 am
Russian central bank seeks to reverse diamond deal Bank said it was seeking to reverse a $1.45 billion deal between Lukoil and Otkritie Holding. Reuters | May 25, 2020 | 9:13 am
Alrosa cuts 2020 production over falling demand Company is cutting its output to 28-31 m carats, compared to initial guidance of 34 m carats. Bruno Venditti | May 22, 2020 | 11:29 am
Dominion Diamond unveils plan to avoid bankruptcy It involves selling its assets for about $177 million, which could pave the way to restart its idled Ekati mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2020 | 10:14 am
World’s fourth-biggest diamond mine cuts output Angola’s Sociedade Mineira de Catoca, which operates the namesake diamond mine in the country, cited weak demand. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2020 | 6:57 am
Alrosa pushes for sales of fluorescent diamonds The Russian miner says fluorescence doesn’t negatively impact a diamond’s appearance MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 20, 2020 | 6:10 am
Sierra Leone mining revenue sinks Mining accounts for more than 80% of the West African country's export revenue. Reuters | May 14, 2020 | 9:05 am
Diamonds: the brilliant new asset Gold is nearing the all-time high; diamonds, a twenty year low. Cormac Kinney - Diamond Standard | May 13, 2020 | 11:34 am
Russia, Congo, Botswana hold 80% of global diamond reserves Russia, Congo and Botswana combined have the lion's share of the world’s 1.1 billion million carats in reserves. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 13, 2020 | 7:05 am