January 27, 2021

Rio Tinto unveils new executive team

The company has named a new chief operating officer and a chief executive for its Australia business, as the miner works to rebuild partnerships with Indigenous groups.

January 27, 2021

Lucara strikes again with 378 carat diamond at Karowe

The rock, the second 300 carat-plus found at the Botswana mine this year, could fetch over $15 million.

January 26, 2021

Diamond trade is roaring back thanks to stuck-at-home shoppers

The boom is being driven by bumper holiday jewelry sales, particularly in the vital US and Chinese markets.

January 25, 2021

Mountain Province’s first diamond sale of 2021 shows 8% price rise

Company‘s latest sales figures show the sparkle may be starting to return to the diamond sector.

January 21, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes; China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero; Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit

January 21, 2021

Alrosa sees diamond demand uptick in 2021

The Russian miner saw sales grow more than three fold in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 17 million carats.

January 19, 2021

De Beers raises diamond prices most in years

Company implemented its biggest price increase for diamonds in years as the industry starts bouncing back from the pandemic-induced shutdown.

January 18, 2021

Barrick’s Bristow to buy diamond miner

Barrick Gold’s president and CEO would add beleaguered Rockwell Diamonds to his personal portfolio if the miner agrees to delist and be taken private.

January 15, 2021

Lucara kicks off 2021 with 341-carat white diamond find

The unbroken white diamond, recovered from the Karowe mine in Botswana, could fetch more than $10 million.

January 13, 2021

Elite diamond-buying club shrinks as De Beers culls old clients

De Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems.