The world’s biggest miners are back in serious dealmaking mode and Teck Resources is taking center stage. The Canadian miner, which has exited its coal business with a sale this month to Glencore,... 

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has sold six diamonds recovered from the Lulo mine, in Angola, in a special tender for $12.4-million. The diamonds totalled 447 ct and consisted of five white... 

The Orion South Diamond project has a mineral resource estimate, TSX-listed Star Diamonds announced on Wednesday. The company bolstered the indicated mineral resource by 22% to 34.8-million carats... 

Diversified mining company Anglo American, which is in the process of restructuring itself, on Thursday delivered $5-billion underlying half-year earnings for the six months to the end of June.... 

Anglo American investors will keenly scrutinize CEO Duncan Wanblad on Thursday as he gives an update on the London-based miner's strategy, just months after fighting off a $49-billion takeover bid... 

This week: Petra Diamonds focusing on refinancing $250-million loan notes and, Green ammonia ousting coal in power stations 

The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and the University of Antwerp, Belgium have launched the 2025 edition of the Winter... 

De Beers Group is proud to announce that its new rough diamond sorting, valuation, and sales building, Sky Park, located in Johannesburg, has received the prestigious 5-star interior green rating... 

Diamond miner De Beers’ new rough diamond sorting, valuation and sales building Sky Park, in Johannesburg, has received a five-star interior green rating and two four-star green building ratings... 

Martin Creamer talks about platinum mining, diamonds and green hydrogen. 

Academy Award-winning actress and De Beers Global Ambassador, Lupita Nyong'o, visited the world-class Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo, South Africa this week. At Venetia, one of the world’s leading... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the projected downward path of platinum; Petra Diamonds looking to refinance its $250-million loan notes; and Hive Hydrogen South Africa completing... 

Diversified mining company Anglo American on Thursday emphasised its embedding of operational resourcefulness across its asset base and highlighted its second-quarter performance as being strong.... 

Trade union Uasa has signed a five-year wage agreement with the management of the Cullinan mine, which is owned by London-listed Petra Diamonds. The agreement is effective from July 1 this year... 

Having reset its cost base, delivering new life-of-mine (LoM) plans with a smooth capital profile, the focus of Petra Diamonds is very much on refinancing its $250-million loan notes. “We plan to... 

Toronto-listed Star Diamonds has announced it will buy the remaining 50% stake in the Buffalo Hills project, in Alberta, gaining full ownership of the asset. Early last year, Star dusted off the... 

With market fundamentals providing pricing support in the medium- and longer-term, London-listed diamond mining and marketing company Petra Diamonds expects diamond prices to show modest recovery... 

Now that floodwaters have receded after a severe wet season in Angola, ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company says its immediate focus is on sampling kimberlites closer to the Cacuilo river, as these... 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed Botswana’s 2024 growth forecast to 1% from an earlier April estimate of 3.6% due mainly to lower diamond production, it said in a statement. The... 

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported that seasonally adjusted total mining production declined by 0.6% month-on-month in May. This follows a 0.8% month-on-month rise in April. In level... 

ASX-listed Burgundy Diamond Mines is intensifying its efforts to extend the operational lifespan of its Misery underground mine, located in Canada. The initiative is part of Burgundy’s broader... 

Effectively Navigate Regulatory Frameworks and Compliance Strategies in the Zimbabwean Mining Industry! The Zimbabwe Mining Law Masterclass emerges as a response to the regulatory landscape of... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds has generated $38-million of revenue in its seventh tender cycle for the year, having sold 337 064 ct. This brings revenue for the 2024 financial year to... 

Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp, which owns and operates the Karowe mine, in Botswana, has appointed Dr Lauren Freeman as mineral resources VP, with effective from July 1. In her new role,... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 123.20 ct Type II white diamond from the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This marks the eighth diamond greater than 100 ct in size that the company has... 

As the diamond mining industry faces challenges such as resource depletion, increasing operational costs and competition from synthetically made diamonds, heavy-duty centrifugal slurry pump... 

London-listed Petra Diamonds has shared its plan for a sustainable reduction of $30-million a year in operating costs from the 2025 financial year, as well as a smoothing of its development and... 

Diamond miner De Beers sold $315-million worth of rough diamonds in the fifth sales cycle of this year, compared with the $383-million worth of diamonds sold in the fourth cycle of this year. Sales... 

Diamond exploration company Karelian Diamonds has unveiled promising indications of nickel, copper and platinum group elements (PGE) in its licence areas in northern Ireland. This follows an... 

Australian company Gibb River Diamonds has acquired two uranium projects in Namibia, comprising six exclusive prospecting licences covering 1 828 km2. The company, which is also developing the... 

While the diamond sector probably has more uncertainty now than at any other point, participants also probably have a bigger opportunity than ever to shape what the future will look like. “One... 

This week: Richards Bay Minerals signs agreement for additional 140 MW of renewable energy; Platinum group metal poised to help protect world from growing water pollution threat and, Diamond... 

Diamond miner Petra Diamonds and labour union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have signed a five-year wage agreement covering Petra's South African operations for the period July 1, this... 

Martin Creamer discusses platinum metals to rescue the environment and diamonds to be traceable. 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the role that Platinum Group Metal can play against water pollution; traceability in the mining sector and Petra Diamonds progress in this area; and... 

Early in May, King Philippe of Belgium was on the edge of the Namib desert to inaugurate a project that aims to help decarbonize European industry, and which might just enable one of Africa’s... 

Traceability is becoming an increasingly important part of the natural diamond industry, specifically in terms of being able to verify provenance or origin. G7 sanctions being applied also make... 

London-listed diamond producer Gem Diamonds recovered a 172.06 ct Type II white diamond at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, on June 2. This is the seventh diamond greater than 100 ct recovered at the... 

De Beers will ditch a controversial experiment to sell lab grown diamond jewellery, ending a six-year program that broke one of its oldest taboos. While the company long held the technology to make... 

UK-based Tirupati Graphite has appointed Michael David Lynch-Bell as nonexecutive chairperson. He previously led consultancy Ernst & Young’s global oil and gas advisory practices, with a total... 

Anglo American is starting a formal process to sell its coal assets and explore options for its nickel operations after fending off a takeover threat from bigger rival BHP Group, CEO Duncan Wanblad... 

London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 212.49 ct Type II white diamond from its 70%-owned Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This is the sixth diamond weighing more than 100 ct to be recovered at the...