RJK to deploy new kimberlite identification technique

The Canadian miner joined forces with Eagle Geosciences.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 21, 2020 | 6:15 am

Alrosa starts drilling at flooded Mir pipe

The miner wants to explore the possibility of reopening the pipe.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 20, 2020 | 6:15 am

De Beers mulls expanding pilot scheme to sell ethically sourced diamonds

The program in Sierra Leone traces the route of diamonds dug up by small miners in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2020 | 5:44 am

The elite De Beers diamond buyers club may get even smaller

The world’s biggest producer is wrestling with the way it sells diamonds after a disastrous year for the companies that cut, polish and trade the world’s gems.

Bloomberg News | January 17, 2020 | 10:04 am

Rio Tinto readies to close world’s biggest diamond mine

The miner expects to see production of rough diamonds drop from 17 million carats last year to 12-14 million in 2020 as a result.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2020 | 2:56 am

Rising civil unrest adds to mining risks in 2020

Risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft foresees as many as 75 countries having to deal with soaring public rage over a variety of topics, including economic inequality.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2020 | 4:01 pm