February 17, 2021

Rio Tinto to tackle customers’ emissions, hands out biggest dividend ever

The miner is giving $9bn in cash back to shareholders and has laid out plans to tackle its global customers' carbon footprint.

February 16, 2021

These five trends are playing out in the diamond industry

Prioritization of sustainability, diamond origin tracking and continued demand from China are some of the issues shaping the industry

February 16, 2021

Petra Diamonds raises doubt on ability to continue as a going concern

The company said it was relying on the successful completion of its restructuring to continue as a going concern.

February 15, 2021

ALROSA sells $10m at year’s first diamond auction in Dubai

Demand for our rough began to recover late last year and now remains stable, the miner said.

February 12, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

A roundup of the biggest stories of the week.

February 10, 2021

Alrosa to donate vaccines to Angola, Zimbabwe

Alrosa will supply the vaccines once emergency-use authorization for the Sputnik V vaccine is granted.

February 10, 2021

Tomra opens access to technical information on new diamond microsite

The diamond microsite includes detailed information and was developed based on questions customers would ask during meetings.

February 10, 2021

Gemcorp, Endiama to develop Mulepe diamond project in Angola

Gemcorp will own 75% of the business and Endiama 25% and alongside with funding a pilot project, the London-based investment firm will oversee operations.

February 9, 2021

Petra Diamonds probes new claims of human rights abuses in Tanzania

The diamond miner revealed results of an investigation into incidents involving security operations at its Williamson mine between November 2020 and January 2021.

February 8, 2021

Diamonds forecast to regain pre-pandemic sparkle in 2022-2024

Demand recovery will diverge depending on lockdown policies, government support, and the extent to which retailers manage to shift sales online.