April 15, 2020

Marathon expands Berry zone at Valentine

The drilling targeted both the Berry zone as well as the ground to the northeast, towards the area known as the Frozen Ear Pond Road in Newfoundland.

April 15, 2020

Quebec’s Renard mine stays on care and maintenance

Stornoway Diamond says the decision is due to depressed market prices for diamonds, stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

April 10, 2020

Alrosa reports 60% sales drop as coronavirus hits trade

The diamond trade traditionally involves a lot of travelling.

April 9, 2020

Petra in talks for more credit as pandemic takes shine off diamonds

The company is in talks with its lenders to access $54.95 million in credit.

April 9, 2020

Alrosa implements guidance to avoid conflict diamonds

To guarantee compliance, the company launched an internal diamond supply chain management system.

April 9, 2020

Russia slams Trump’s order to spur mining on the moon

Space agency Roscosmos has likened the Presidential order to colonialism.

April 2, 2020

De Beers CFO to leave by end of July

Nimesh Patel will join Spirax-Sarco Engineering as their new chief financial officer.

April 1, 2020

Covid-19 robs diamond sector of recovery hopes

The coronavirus pandemic has squashed diamond miners’ dawning hopes of a recovery in the beleaguered sector.

March 31, 2020

Petra Diamonds founder steps down

Adonis Pouroulis was the company’s founder and chairman for 23 years.

March 30, 2020

De Beers scraps diamond sales event

The coronavirus lockdowns have made it impossible for buyers to attend.