Mining News

Zimbabwe takes another step to boost its diamond sector

Rio Tinto will own 60% of the Star-Orion South project

The underground diamond resource is estimated at 8.3 million carats

The “high-quality” white is the fifth white diamond over 100 carats of the year

The report highlights climate and environmental changes in the Philippines

A thunderstorm on October 26 had resulted in a "notable scaling of the sidewall"

The 232.4-carat octahedron has a yellowish hue and several chips

65-year-old Pat Choate stumbled upon a brown, 3.29 carat gem

De Beers' Q3 production dropped 14% year-on-year to total 7.4 million carats

The 8,000-year old pearl was found at Marawah Island, off the capital

The miner said that despite challenges in early 2019, mining operations are trending positively

Despite decreased performance, Rio Tinto still expects no change in its production forecast

Production grew 15% year-on-year to 12.1 million carats in Q3

Combined 2019 sales to date from Lulo and Mothae have reached $45.9 million

The “Matryoshka” diamond is “the first such diamond in the history of global diamond mining”

Lucara found an exceptional blue 9.74 carat gem and a 4.13 carat pink gem quality diamond

The stone is an exceptional 20.08 carat blue gem quality Type IIb diamond

Diamcor’s sales totaled $569,000, yielding a reduced price per carat of $151