Botswana's new president, Duma Boko, said on Friday he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with global diamonds giant De Beers as soon as possible. De Beers, a unit of mining company... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds’ Finsch mine has completed the MacKenzie road upgrade project in Danielskuil, in the Northern Cape. The project, valued at R6.2-million, was undertaken as part of the... 

TSX-V-listed Diamcor Mining intends to complete a term loan financing of up to C$1.5-million, to be used to expedite efforts to support the processing of material at significantly higher volumes at... 

Sales of rough diamonds at the Debswana Diamond Company fell about 52% in the first nine months of 2024, data released by Botswana's central bank on Tuesday showed, as the downturn in the global... 

The speed at which Anglo American shifts to becoming a copper-focused miner may well dictate its ultimate fate - survival as an independent operator, or absorption by a bigger rival such as BHP... 

Diversified mining company Anglo American said on Thursday that it is making “excellent” portfolio simplification progress to create an investment proposition focused on copper, premium iron-ore... 

Diamond miner De Beers maintains its full-year production guidance at between 23-million and 26-million carats, but says it is actively assessing options with its partners to reduce production... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds, which operates the Letšeng diamond mine in Lesotho, generated revenues of $42.7-million from the sale of 26 627 ct of diamonds in the quarter ended September 30. This... 

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company reports that the Lulo diamond mine, in Angolo, in which it has a 40% interest, sold 5 587 ct at an average price of $3 033/ct during the quarter ended September... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds has had a good start to its 2025 financial year, with an increase in production to 679 625 ct for the quarter ended September 30, on the back of higher grades at the... 

Diamonds miner De Beers Group’s GemFair programme has reached the key milestone of buying its 10 000th diamond since its launch in 2018. GemFair focuses on developing a responsible sourcing model... 

Botswana Diamonds, which holds exploration licences in South Africa and Botswana, has obtained a prospecting permit covering five kimberlites known to contain diamonds in the Marsfontein region of... 

Diamond miner De Beers Group and diamond jewellery retailer Signet Jewelers, have launched ‘Worth the Wait’, a new natural diamond campaign focused on the themes of modern love and evolving... 

The development and construction of Phase 1 have been completed. 

The mining industry is experiencing a period of unprecedented and protracted change, and many in the mining industry are facing considerable challenges as many commodities are facing revenue... 

Angola’s State-owned diamond producer said some clients were deterred by its partnership with Russia’s Alrosa PJSC, but underlined that its output doesn’t fall under western sanctions. Russian... 

Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond is selling its 100% interest in the Clara rough diamond sales platform to its original founders, a group led by the HRA Group of Companies and Eira Thomas. Clara... 

De Beers group managed operations CEO Moses Madondo has said the supply of natural diamonds has peaked, with dwindling new discoveries on the horizon. “We must recognise that we are already past... 

Rio Tinto has launched its 2024 ‘Beyond Rare’ tender, the second in its Art Series offering, showcasing 48 lots of extraordinarily rare masterpieces of nature from its diamonds business. Titled... 

Platinum jewellery remains a growing opportunity, according to marketing organisation the Platinum Guild International’s (PGI)’s ‘2024 Platinum Jewellery Business Review’. “Platinum means quality... 

Anglo American expects to receive binding offers for its steelmaking coal assets by mid-November as it advances a plan to restructure the business after battling a takeover offer from rival BHP... 

Diamond mining company Petra believes that diamond prices will stabilise through to the end of this year with some improvement expected in 2025. The average diamond price realised by Petra  in... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 212.91ct Type II white diamond at the Letsěng mine in Lesotho. This is the thirteenth diamond greater than 100 ct recovered this year. 

Petra Diamonds’ Cullinan diamond mine (CDM) has successfully launched its Gumboot Recycling project, aimed at reducing plastic waste while supporting education through its Schools’ Support... 

Australia-headquartered Winsome Resources has outlined a path to production for its Adina project, in Quebec, Canada, with a scoping study determining that the Renard diamond mine’s processing... 

Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered a 1 094 ct rough diamond from its Karowe mine, in Botswana. This is the sixth diamond weighing more than 1 000 ct to be recovered at the mine... 

Slurry pump technology company Goodwin Submersible Pumps Africa has extended its range of slurry pumps for the mining industry to include an acid-resistant super duplex stainless steel (SDSS)... 

LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 126.21 ct Type II white diamond at the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, on September 6. This is the twelfth diamond greater than 100 ct recovered at the mine this... 

The Zimbabwe Mining Law Masterclass 2024, hosted by research and market analyst company African Influence Exchange (AIE) last month, responded to the rapidly changing regulatory environment in... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 122.2 ct Type II white diamond at its 70%-owned Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This is the eleventh diamond weighing more than 100 ct to be recovered at the... 

Botswana's State-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) seeks a $300-million credit facility from local banks to support larger volumes of diamond purchases, Finance Minister Peggy Serame said on... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds, which owns and operates the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, has increased its production guidance for the 2024 full-year to between 98 000 ct and 101 000 ct being recovered... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 129.71 ct Type II white diamond from its Letsěng mine, in Lesotho. This is the tenth diamond greater than 100 ct recovered from the mine this year. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has transferred legislation previously administered by the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister to Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Electricity... 

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of $1.4-million for the six months ended June 30 – a 13% year-on-year... 

Two mining giants are re-routing shipments and turning to trucks to deal with disruptions from a Canadian railway stoppage that threatens to undermine the industry’s operations. Rio Tinto Group... 

To develop an improved understanding of the extent to which mining matters to nearby communities, and more broadly to South Africa as a whole, mining industry lobby association Minerals Council... 

South Africa’s small-end diamond producers are battling to survive in a diamond situation in South Africa which is under severe pressure, South African Diamond Producers Organisation (Sadpo)... 

Canadian diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered an “exceptional” 2 492 ct diamond from its Karowe mine, in Botswana. Detected and recovered by the company’s Mega Diamond Recovery X-Ray... 

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds (BOD), which holds exploration licences in Botswana and South Africa, has started with an AI programme on its Botswana database, which will assist in a comprehensive... 

Botswana intends to renegotiate its proposed purchase of a stake in Belgian gem dealer HB Antwerp to double the size of its shareholding at no extra cost following the downturn in the diamond... 

Pandora A/S’s chief executive officer expects it will take less than ten years before consumers buy more lab-grown diamonds than mined stones because they increasingly weigh up costs and climate...