Five diamond miners missing since Tuesday following a mudslide deep underground are presumed dead, South Africa's mining minister said on Friday after assessing rescue efforts. Gwede Mantashe told... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe is planning to undertake an oversight visit to the Ekapa diamond mine, in Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, on Friday, where search and rescue... 

The Minerals Council South Africa is sending a senior management team to Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, to offer support and assistance to its member, Ekapa Mining, after the February 17 mud rush... 

This week: Looks like South African mining’s going to have great year, says Menar at Mining Indaba; De Beers’ operational strength, partnerships and market recovery targeted by new COO and, Vedanta... 

Partnerships and collaboration remain central to major diamond miner Debswana Diamond Company’s strategy to improve mining efficiency and secure long-term sustainability beyond diamonds, Debswana... 

Botswana's State-owned Okavango Diamond Company plans to increase the share of diamonds it sells to contracted buyers as a way to navigate a depressed global diamond market, acting MD Lipalese... 

Newly appointed De Beers Group COO Kevin Smith says operational discipline, stronger partnerships and measured market recovery will be key focus areas in 2026, as the diamond major works to... 

Botswana is celebrating 60 years of independence in 2026, marking the journey from 1966 and honouring a heritage of excellence in mining. As the country reflects on this legacy, it is looking... 

The results of additional testwork have confirmed that graphite concentrates from London-listed Blencowe Resources’ Orom-Cross project, in Uganda, are suitable for the manufacture of synthetic... 

Angola's State-owned diamond miner Endiama is aiming to increase its output to 17-million carats by 2027 from record production of 14-million carats in 2024, a government publication showed on... 

Canadian diamond producer Mountain Province Diamonds has paused an expansion project and is working to meet funding obligations at its flagship Gahcho Kué mine, as prolonged weakness in the global... 

Namibia has become the latest government to sign the Luanda Accord, while India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) are set to become... 

A strong sustained positive commodity cycle is on the way, and South Africa should go all out to take full advantage of it for the benefit of South Africa's people. To make the best of what is seen... 

Angola is pursuing a 20% to 30% stake in Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers, a proposal being discussed with other diamond-producing African nations, a senior official from Angola's mining... 

Diamond producer De Beers’ diamond production fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, leading the company to revise its production guidance for 2026 amid persistent challenges in the global... 

Mining built South Africa once. With clarity, confidence, and coherent policy, mining can help to build South Africa’s future again – and do so inclusively. A successful and growing mining industry... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds, which owns and operates the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, recovered 90 354 ct of diamonds and sold 88 381 ct of diamonds in the financial year ended December 31.  While... 

South Africa is hosting the most intensive mineral systems thrust ever conducted by the exploration advancement programme being innovatively implemented by major mining company BHP. Brought... 

De Beers London has opened its new Paris flagship store at 12 Rue de La Paix, in France, marking an exciting new chapter for the British jewellery house. De Beers notes, in a media release, that it... 

Africa’s ability to attract sustainable mining investment increasingly depends on coherent policy frameworks, regional integration and coordinated infrastructure development – an outlook that... 

A plan to build a synthetic diamond plant in the United States is a prime prospect in Japan's $550-billion investment package, as the allies push to expand production of a material vital to chip... 

Angola’s polished diamond exports more than doubled during 2025, with strong growth in both volumes and total export value despite softer average prices, according to a statement published by... 

Aim- and BSE-listed Botswana Diamonds has announced the award of eight prospecting licences covering about 7 000 km2 in north-western Botswana, which could see the company entering the copper and... 

Diamond miner De Beers Group’s GemFair and De Beers London have announced the launch of their capsule jewellery collection featuring ethically sourced artisanal diamonds. In a January 23 media... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the partnership between Rand Refinery and Ghana’s Gold Coast Refinery; Sasol and Valterra Platinum’s CEOs being part of one of the world’s biggest... 

Botswana's diamond stockpile is nearly double its target inventory levels amid persistent low prices, leaving the country unable to increase gem production in the short term to lift its economy,... 

Diamond producer Lucara Diamond Corp has applied to the TSX for a financial hardship exemption that would allow it to complete a deeply dilutive C$165-million private placement without shareholder... 

The illustrious Cullinan diamond mine, flagship of London-listed Petra Diamonds, is not only famous for hosting the largest gem diamond but a flurry of reports is now affording sky-high status to... 

Diamond miner Lucara Diamond has increased its previously announced non-brokered private placement to C$165-million, citing strong investor demand, as it advances development of the Karowe... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds has recovered a 41.82 ct Type IIb blue diamond of seemingly exceptional quality in terms of both its colour and clarity at the Cullinan mine, in South Africa. The...