DIAMONDS

Lucapa achieves highest diamond recovery at Angola mine

Australia’s Lucapa Diamond has hit a major milestone at its prolific Lulo mine in Angola, after recovering 20 diamonds weighing a combined 15.51 carats from just one bulk sample. The company said that the diamonds had been recovered from the...

Botswana diamond mine feels the impact of Weba Chute Systems custom solution

Faced with a challenge of large rocks in the run-of-mine (ROM) feed regularly damaging main support structures, chutes and a grizzly feeder, a diamond mine in Botswana reached out to Weba Chute Systems to design a solution to overcome...

Okwa Diamonds to acquire Ghaghoo mine from Gem Diamonds

The Okwa Diamonds JV between Botswana Diamonds and Vast Resources has agreed to acquire Gem Diamonds Botswana for $4m from Gem Diamonds. The primary asset of Gem Diamonds’ Botswana subsidiary is the Ghaghoo diamond mine, which has a mining licence...

Orange Business Services partners with De Beers on ‘geofencing’ solution for offshore diamond mining

Orange Business Services teamed up with De Beers to co-develop a "geofencing" solution to keep offshore diamond miners safe from heavy equipment. The pilot used Orange Business Services digital IoT technologies to create a geofence that kept miners a safe...

Kunming partners with Rio Tinto for Argyle diamonds

The world’s second-largest miner, Rio Tinto, announced that Hong Kong-based coloured diamond specialist Kunming Diamonds is now one of the company’s 13 authorized partners for Argyle pink diamonds. In a press release, Rio said this means Kunming will be entrusted...

Diamond Fields in Discussions with TMH to Further Advance Beravina Project

Diamond Fields Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that discussions are ongoing with TMH Acquisition Co concerning the further advancement of its Beravina project pursuant to the agreement with TMH entered into on 16 May 2019. The Cooperation Agreement...

ALROSA starts test drilling at Mir kimberlite pipe

ALROSA has started drilling for the further investigation of the Mir kimberlite pipe as part of its strategic investment plan to study a feasibility for the production at its unique diamond deposit. Experts from ALROSA’s Vilyui Exploration Expedition will start...

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