A 170-carat pink diamond discovered in Angola may be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years, according to Australian miner Lucapa Diamond Company. Named the "Lulo Rose," the diamond was found at ...
(Reuters) - Petra Diamonds, which has the world's third-largest resource of diamonds, said on Wednesday it had delayed the sale of gems from its Cullinan Mine in South Africa until there was greater ...
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and an entire nation’s economy — built ...
A diamond miner works in a mine in Mbuji Mayi, Congo, July 31, 2006 (AP photo by Schalk van Zuydam). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) ...
There is a disturbing contrast along South Africa's remote west coast. The 800km (500 mile)-journey north from Cape Town starts with views of outstanding natural beauty which as the long road rolls on ...
Mines: Ethical Diamond, Fair Trade Gold, Frail Hands. By Farooque Chowdhury . 01 November, 2010 Countercurrents.org G ains in mineral productivity with a decreasing mining employm ...
The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding.
It has paused operations at some mines as Botswana and Angola enter talks to take over controlling stakes in De Beers’ diamond mining unit. In September, Botswana’s national statistics agency reported ...