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UNDERGROUND BONANZA: KAROWE MINE’S LIFE IS DOUBLED TO 2040
The underground diamond resource is estimated at 8.3 million carats
7.11.2019
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PETRA CLOSES CULLINAN FOR INSPECTION AS MINE WALL COLLAPSES
A thunderstorm on October 26 had resulted in a "notable scaling of the sidewall"3.11.2019 -
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DE BEERS’ PRODUCTION DROPS BUT 2019 GUIDANCE REMAINS THE SAME
De Beers' Q3 production dropped 14% year-on-year to total 7.4 million carats24.10.2019 -
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MOUNTAIN PROVINCE PRODUCES LESS IN Q3, BUT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT Q4
The miner said that despite challenges in early 2019, mining operations are trending positively23.10.2019 -
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RIO TINTO PRODUCES 3.6 MILLION CARATS AT ARGYLE IN Q3
Despite decreased performance, Rio Tinto still expects no change in its production forecast22.10.2019 -
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ALROSA’S PRODUCTION GOES UP, DIAMOND SALES GO DOWN IN Q3
Production grew 15% year-on-year to 12.1 million carats in Q320.10.2019 -
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ALROSA FINDS A DIAMOND WITHIN A DIAMOND IN YAKUTIA
The “Matryoshka” diamond is “the first such diamond in the history of global diamond mining”10.10.2019 -
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LUCARA FINDS BLUE AND PINK DIAMONDS AT BOTSWANA’S KAROWE
Lucara found an exceptional blue 9.74 carat gem and a 4.13 carat pink gem quality diamond8.10.2019 -
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PETRA RECOVERS 20.08-CARAT BLUE DIAMOND AT CULLINAN
The stone is an exceptional 20.08 carat blue gem quality Type IIb diamond2.10.2019 -
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THE WGC RELEASES NEW RESPONSIBLE PRINCIPLES FOR GOLD MINING
The Responsible Gold Mining Principles is the first coherent framework for gold mining practices24.09.2019 -
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LUCARA FINDS A 123-CARAT WHITE DIAMOND IN KAROWE
Year to date, Karowe has yielded 29 diamonds greater than 100 carats22.09.2019 -
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REPORT: ALROSA CONSIDERS CUTTING BACK PRODUCTION GUIDANCE
Alrosa's CEO: "Demand for diamonds may grow seasonally in the fourth quarter"9.09.2019 -
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LETSENG YIELDS ANOTHER HUGE DIAMOND - THIS TIME YELLOW
This is the sixth diamond weighing more than 100 carats recovered so far in 201928.08.2019 -
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REPORT: INDIA’S BUNDER DIAMOND MINE “LIKELY TO BE REVIVED”
Bunder is estimated to have 34.2 million carats in diamond deposits27.08.2019 -
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LUCAPA UNCOVERS “BEST DIAMOND EVER” TO DATE FROM MOTHAE
Lucapa has found a top-color, exceptional 64-carat diamond at Mothae11.08.2019 -
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“AUSTRALIA’S DIAMOND PRODUCTION TO FALL 99% AFTER ARGYLE CLOSURE”
Mining output will go down to 137,000 carats from the current level of 14.2 million carats11.08.2019 -
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VACATIONING TEACHER FINDS 2.12-CARAT DIAMOND AT ARKANSAS PARK
Josh Lanik had found the largest diamond found so far in 20191.08.2019 -
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FIRESTONE BOOSTS ROUGH DIAMOND PRODUCTION
Firestone produced 829,458 carats during the fiscal year 201929.07.2019 -
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DE BEERS’ DIAMOND PRODUCTION DOWN IN Q2 2019
Following “weaker trading conditions”, De Beers lowered its guidance to ~31 million carats28.07.2019
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“We are currently producing 8 million carats per year and with Luaxe kimberlite, we are going to double the output in five years”13.02.2017