Mining

Following the accident at Mir, Alrosa President has ordered safety check in all mines

Ghana's crackdown on illegal mining is expected to hurt its production in 2017

The accident at the Mir mine will not affect Alrosa’s rough plans for 39 million carats

Eight miners went missing when mine shaft flooded

Eight miners have been missing since last week after an accident in the Mir diamond mine in Yakutia

Rough prices have remained high, but polished prices have dropped slightly, indicating excess inventory is building

Brazilian company has been a partner in Catoca, which produces 80% of Angola's diamonds, for 30 years

The ZCDC to stop all mining operations until it's issued an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate

66 countries indexed are characterized as "weak, poor or failing" in their governance of mining

Botswana Diamonds will begin to prospect in a 1,000 hectares area east of Frischgewaagt project

After releasing production results for the second quarter, Mountain Province is optimistic

Alrosa found a rough diamond weighing almost 110 carats and another weighing 75 carats

De Beers’ production of rough diamonds rose 36% year-on-year to 8.7 million carats

The new acting President of the WDC says it will keep an eye on the Central African Republic (CAR)

The Liqhobong diamond mine in Lesotho produced 204,000 carats during Q2

The miner produced 8% less carats than last year in Argyle

Merlin claims that the mine has been largely underexplored and has great potential

3D printing could make mining operations more cost effective and reduce equipment downtime