Low grade ores are being blamed for the greatly reduced diamond output at the Murowa mine in Zimbabwe. According to IDEX Online, output at the mine fell 43% in Q3 2021. Credit: Shutterstock.com Murowa’s operators RZM Murowa, an associate of RioZim, blamed “low-grade ores from the K1 pit
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Following a survey by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), which hinted at the presence of diamonds in the area, the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) “is now set to launch a massive search for gemstones,” Rough & Polished reports. Credit: According to the report, the
After completing a scoping study at its newly acquired Merlin project in the Northern Territory of Australia, Lucapa Diamonds said that it expects Merlin to be the biggest commercial diamond mine in Australia, Mining Weekly reports. Credit: Merlin diamonds Merlin is expected to start producing commercially in 2024
In a recent interview to the Sunday Mail newspaper, Zimbabwe’s Mines minister Winston Chitando said that the state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is on track to record diamond production in 2021, Rough & Polished reports. Credit: fivepointsix / shutterstock.com According to the report, Chitando said that the
Anglo American, the parent company of diamond miner De Beers, has cut its production forecasts for all commodities except diamonds, IDEX Online reports. Credit: De Beers The company expects diamond production to be 32 million carats in 2021, similar to the production in the pre-Covid level of 2019
Botswana and De Beers have extended their current sales contract by another year, the diamond miner said on Friday, citing logistical challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the second extension of the agreement for the sale of Debswana’s rough diamond production. The agreement was due to expire at