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... 

Independent diamond producer Lucara Diamond Corp, which owns and operates the Karowe mine, in Botswana, is planning to raise $70-million in a private placement of about 437.5-million shares at a... 

Diamond miner De Beers Group has opened a flagship store of its Forevermark Diamond Jewellery brand in Mumbai, India. The 5 000-square foot store is located at Crest Link, Khar West, in the heart... 

De Beers has attracted interest from several business groups and African governments as parent Anglo American looks to offload its stake in the firm, the diamond giant's CEO told Reuters. Botswana,... 

Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corporation finds in an updated technical report that the underground project at its Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana, has the potential to recover 4.5-million carats... 

Remarkable South African geoscientist Stephen Edward Haggerty, who served with distinction as a research professor at Florida International University in the US, has died aged 87. A legend in the... 

Botswana's government now forecasts an economic contraction of almost 1% this year as its key diamond sector continues to struggle, its finance minister said in a budget review on Friday. When the... 

Diamond miner Burgundy Diamond Mines has secured up to C$115-million in funding through Canada’s Large Enterprise Tariff Loan (LETL) facility, providing critical liquidity to sustain operations at... 

London-listed Kazera Global has reported operational advances across its heavy mineral sands and diamond projects as the company transitions from development into early commercial production, while... 

Although it had been a difficult year for the diamond industry in the 12 months ended June 30 and beyond, Aim-listed diamonds developer Botswana Diamonds says it made significant progress on its... 

Aim-listed Kazera Global has closed its retail share offer, bringing in £262 407 and lifting the total proceeds from its latest fundraising activities to £1.6-million. The investment company, which... 

Diamond company De Beers Group has announced that Wesley Tucker will step down as CEO of its blockchain technology platform and diamond traceability business Tracr at the end of February 2026.... 

Namibia's President on Tuesday appointed Modestus Amutse as the Southern African country's new Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry. Amutse's appointment comes after President Netumbo... 

Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corporation has awarded a lateral development contract for its Karowe underground project (UGP), in Botswana, to Group R Mining and Exploration Botswana. The... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds has announced a series of board appointments following its AGM on November 27, including that of Vivek Gadodia and Juan Kemp as permanent joint CEOs of the company.... 

Balancing responsible mining with operational efficiency is a defining theme across Africa’s resource sector, and for diamond miner Petra Diamonds, that balance is central to long-term strategy,...