November 8, 2021

Gemfields finds largest emerald ever at Zambia mine

The 7,525-carat gemstone was named Chipembele, which means “rhino” in the local dialect of Bemba.

November 5, 2021

Guinea junta names AngloGold executive as mines minister

Moussa Magassouba is a western educated mining engineer and fluent English speaker, with more than 20 years of experience in the industry and no political background.

November 3, 2021

Anglo American strategy boss replaces Cutifani as CEO

Duncan Wanblad, 54, will be the first South African to run the company since Tony Trahar stepped down in 2007.

November 1, 2021

Lab-grown diamonds are latest victims of China’s power crisis

Roughly 7 million carats of jewelry-quality man-made diamonds are produced globally each year, of which 3 million come from China.

October 28, 2021

Rio Tinto sells last Argyle diamonds at record highs

Mining ended at Argyle in 2020 after 37 years of production, during which the mine was the source of 90% of the world’s prized pink stones.

October 21, 2021

Greenland rubies linked to world’s early signs of life

Canadian researchers have found carbon residue corresponding to what once was once ancient life encased in a 2.5-billion-year-old ruby.

October 21, 2021

Anglo American’s Q3 production inches 2% higher

Iron ore production rose by 15% on increased output from Brazil's Minas-Rio and South Africa's Kumba mine.

October 20, 2021

Family who exited De Beers for $5 billion taps Asia’s rich

The family office for Nicky Oppenheimer and his son Jonathan has set up an outpost in Singapore to boost its Asia exposure and partner with the region’s wealthy.

October 19, 2021

Angola’s Catoca says tailings leak contained no heavy metals

Catoca said the leak only contained rocks and clay from a tailings basin, which altered the oxygen levels in a tributary of the Congo river.

October 19, 2021

Alrosa says diamond sector “fully recovered” from pandemic hit

A structural production decline paired with growing end-user demand are pushing prices past levels reached in 2019.