Diamond Top Stories

Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz arrested in Greece

The Israeli billionaire, who was convicted of minerals rights-related bribery in January by a Swiss court, remains in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2021 | 4:05 am

RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled

The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated…

MINING.com Editor | December 7, 2021 | 11:09 am

De Beers to explore for diamonds in Angola

The world's largest diamond miner by value has applied to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2021 | 9:44 am

Mountain Province revenue rose to $33.7m on better diamond prices

The company says diamond prices have shown steady improvement through…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 7, 2021 | 8:42 am

Botswana’s Debswana diamond sales jump 73% in first nine months of 2021

The miner, a joint venture between De Beers and the…

Reuters | November 30, 2021 | 9:00 am

Alrosa points to weak demand for 21% revenue drop

The Russian miner sales totalled 33.4m carats, down 12% from 38.m for 2018.

Bruno Venditti | March 10, 2020 | 1:26 pm

INTERVIEW: Enrique Garay, senior vice president, Rio2

Rio2 is a follow-up business to the previously Rio Alto Mining, which began business in 2008 and was acquired by Tahoe.

Global Business Reports | March 10, 2020 | 1:18 pm

Angola’s new diamond trading policy yields positive results

The National Diamond Trading Company of Angola saw revenue grow by an average 8.5% in the last two years.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 8, 2020 | 8:00 am

Rio emissions targets have investors, green groups up in arms

Activist investors led by a Friends of the Earth's subsidiary have tabled a shareholder resolution calling for tougher goals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2020 | 8:11 am

Coronavirus hits De Beers sales

Company has deferred allocations due to the virus impact on customers focused on the Chinese market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2020 | 3:55 am

Tomra opens regional headquarters in South Africa

Tomra’s new 1,800-sq.-metre facility includes offices, a warehouse and training and meeting rooms.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 3, 2020 | 2:48 pm

Global exploration budget declines 3% in 2019 – report

The latest S&P report attributes the lower budget to challenging prices for many commodities throughout the year.

Jackson Chen | March 2, 2020 | 11:02 am

Alrosa steps up efforts to brighten fluorescent diamond sales

The Russian diamond giant is inviting retailers to jointly market its 'Luminous Diamonds' brand, which uses the glowing stones.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2020 | 8:51 am

Rio Tinto’s best earnings since 2011 clouded by virus risks

Company announced ordinary dividend of $6.2 billion in 2019 and total cash returns of $7.2 billion.

Reuters | February 26, 2020 | 9:33 am

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