The United States does not have a rich diamond mining history. But an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute proves that some ...

The discovery of the Lucara Diamond in August in the Karowe Mine in northeast Botswana rocked the jewelry industry, but few were as moved by the historic find as Susan Jacques, the president and chief ...

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The world's long-term diamond leader De Beers has suffered a third successive annual write-down in its value by 85% owner ...

London-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a high-quality 113 ct white Type II diamond from the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This follows recoveries of a high-quality 295 ct white Type II diamond and a low ...

In this article, we’ll discuss the leading diamond producing countries and the global dynamics of gem-quality diamond mining. If you want to skip the details of the diamond industry, read Top 5 ...

Diamonds are uniquely valuable due to their extreme hardness and exceptional thermal conductivity, making them the hardest known natural material, about 58 times harder than any other, according to ...

A glut of diamonds, both mined and man-made, could be an early present for holiday season shoppers and a crisis for miners, manufacturers, and jewelers. Mutiple negative factors, including global ...

Diamond recoveries for the March quarter were stable at 29,458ct, from 5% less ore mined (1.6 million tonnes) at a 5% higher average grade of 1.78 carats per hundred tonnes (cpht). Two diamonds ...

Mined diamonds are facing a sharp decline in demand and value, with major miners like DeBeers and Vale reporting significant drops in earnings due to the competition from lab-grown diamonds. The shift ...

(Reuters) - Gem Diamonds Ltd said it found a 185-carat rough white diamond at its Letseng mine in Lesotho in southern Africa. The exceptional rough diamond is the second of two large, white diamonds ...

(Reuters) - Gem Diamonds said initial production at a mine in Botswana would be delayed until the first half of 2014 following an accident that killed two employees. Production at the Ghangoo mine was ...