De Beers diamond sales hit highest level since mid-2018
The world’s top diamond producer by value sold $575 million in its third sales cycle of this year, the highest since the fifth cycle of 2018, when it recorded $581 million.
Artisanal gold mining, the largest source of global mercury pollution in small-scale operations, is the only source of income for as many as 15 million people in 70 countries, mostly poor ones.
The company warned Monday it would report lower production figures for the October-December quarter, mainly due to the strikes that hit its South African operations last year.