Mining News

Lulo and Mothae keep bringing the goods

This will leave Dominion with the nearby Diavik mine, jointly owned with Rio Tinto

This is the second +500 carat diamond recovered from Karowe in 2020

De beers’ production fell 4% year-on-year due to “planned reductions” in output

Alrosa plans to integrate all its facilities to a new production framework in 2021

Petra: “It is unusual to recover five high quality stones around the same time”

This recovery comes just days after the recovery of a 442-carat gem valued at $18 million

Alrosa is yet to decide whether to cut the rock or sell it as a rough

According to the official, synthetics will "compromise" the value of Botswana's natural diamonds

The fall is mainly attributed to “the Covid-19 lockdowns in southern Africa”

The country’s diamond industry will be “heavily affected” by coronavirus

JNA looks at the outbreak’s impact on the international gem and jewellery industry

From 34 million carats to 28-31 million carats - a 17% reduction

Endiama has revised its output to 2 million, instead of the 10 million it had originally forecast

In April, the miner has remained “committed to its price over volume strategy”

Almost all mining and cutting has been suspended until the end of summer

De Beers responds to a fall in mining operations, wholesale trading activity and consumer traffic

AGD credits its "environmentally friendly technologies” for this latest find