South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has approved the environmental authorisation for one of two mining permit applications submitted by Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds on the... 

A subsidiary of the sovereign wealth fund of Oman is replacing Russian sanctions-hit Alrosa in Angola's state-controlled diamond miner Catoca, an Angolan official said on Thursday. Angola has been... 

Major African diamond producer Botswana will join Antwerp as an origin certifier of rough diamonds for export to the G7 which banned imports of Russian stones from the start of this year, a joint... 

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds has received environmental authorisation from the Botswana Department of Environmental Affairs and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism to drill its two targets in... 

Miner and explorer Lucapa Diamond Company has announced plans to restart operations at the Merlin diamond mine in Australia’s Northern Territory, with a A$25-million, two-phase project aimed at... 

Diversified mining giant Anglo American announced on Monday the sale of its Australian steelmaking coal mines to Peabody, a US-based coal producer, for $3.8-billion. The move is part of the... 

JSE-listed Murray & Roberts (M&R) has voluntarily requested a halt in the trading of its shares after announcing that its M&R Limited division and the division’s subsidiary OptiPower have been... 

Russia's Alrosa, the world's largest producer of rough diamonds by volume, may suspend some production in 2025 and cut staff as it grapples with low global prices, the sanctions-hit company's CEO,... 

Sierra Leone wants mining companies to connect to the grid and help reassure renewable-energy investors there’s enough demand in the West African nation to justify an ambitious $10.9-billion power... 

Australia-listed Lucapa Diamond Company announced on Thursday that Nick Selby had resigned as MD and CEO, citing health issues. His departure is effective immediately. 

Russia will continue to buy diamonds through a state fund in 2025 in order to support the diamond industry and market, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev said on Thursday. The Russian budget... 

In this article, policy adviser and former De Beers Botswana CEO Sheila Khama writes about De Beers' exploration in Angola and asks whether Botswana should be concerned. On October 23, De Beers... 

The CE of global diamonds giant De Beers, Al Cook, said that his company expected negotiations with Botswana's government over a new diamond sales pact to conclude soon. "We see negotiations... 

TSX-listed Lucara Diamond Corp recovered two exceptional diamonds larger than 1 000 ct and sold 116 221 ct of diamonds in the third quarter ended September 30, generating revenue of $44.3-million.... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds says Varda Shine will not offer herself for re-election at the company's forthcoming AGM on November 13 and will retire from the board at the conclusion of that... 

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has reported the first results from its diamond drilling programme at the Abu Marawat deposit, in Egypt, including 8.98 g/t gold, 185 g/t silver, 0.43% copper and 6.12%... 

Engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) has advised that its interim earnings for the six months ended December 31 will be impacted on by the loss of business it had in place with... 

Copper-, iron-ore- and crop-nutrient-focused Anglo American reported on Monday that it expects to complete the sale of a minority interest it holds in an Australian steelmaking coal business in the... 

Botswana's new president, Duma Boko, said on Friday he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with global diamonds giant De Beers as soon as possible. De Beers, a unit of mining company... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds’ Finsch mine has completed the MacKenzie road upgrade project in Danielskuil, in the Northern Cape. The project, valued at R6.2-million, was undertaken as part of the... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the very promising findings of Chile’s green hydrogen valley study; Implats' 35 MW solar project and expanded smelter at Zimplats; and De Beers urging... 

TSX-V-listed Diamcor Mining intends to complete a term loan financing of up to C$1.5-million, to be used to expedite efforts to support the processing of material at significantly higher volumes at... 

Sales of rough diamonds at the Debswana Diamond Company fell about 52% in the first nine months of 2024, data released by Botswana's central bank on Tuesday showed, as the downturn in the global... 

BHP has moved on to focus on other growth opportunities after its failed bid for Anglo American earlier this year, the company's chairman said on Wednesday, weeks before a block on making another... 

The commitment of South Africa’s oldest mining company, De Beers, to leading the local diamond industry towards greater inclusivity is reflected in this week’s call by the Anglo American company... 

The speed at which Anglo American shifts to becoming a copper-focused miner may well dictate its ultimate fate - survival as an independent operator, or absorption by a bigger rival such as BHP... 

Stockpiles of mining tyres are beginning to weigh heavily on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets of mining companies. Large tyre accumulations visible at some mining operations... 

Diamond miner De Beers maintains its full-year production guidance at between 23-million and 26-million carats, but says it is actively assessing options with its partners to reduce production... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds, which operates the Letšeng diamond mine in Lesotho, generated revenues of $42.7-million from the sale of 26 627 ct of diamonds in the quarter ended September 30. This...