Australia: Second Ever “Russian Doll” Diamond Discovered

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Australia: Second Ever “Russian Doll” Diamond Discovered

India Bore Diamond Holdings (IBDH) has unearthed the world’s second ever “Matryoshka” or “Russian doll” diamond, IDEX Online reports. The find was unearthed by India Bore Diamond Holdings (IBDH) in the southern part of the Ellendale alluvial deposit in Western Australia. Credit: Alrosa According to the report, the

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Gem Diamonds has unearthed two big diamonds, weighing 245 carats and 102 carats, at its Lesotho-based Letšeng mine – and on the same day, IDEX Online reports. Both stones are high-quality Type II gems. Credit: Gem Diamonds In May, Gem Diamonds unearthed two high quality stones from the

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Namdeb Diamond Corporation, a 50:50 joint venture between De Beers Group and the government of Namibia, has introduced a new long-term business plan that will extend the current life-of-mine (LoM) of its land-based operations by 20 years to 2042. Credit: Free Wind 2014 / Shutterstock.com According to Mining

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Diamond mining giant De Beers has begun to search for marine diamonds off the coast of Greenland, according to a report quoted by IDEX Online. Credit: De Beers The report claims that De Beers commissioned “an eight-day survey of around 800 kilometers of seabed” at a depth of

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A “robot dog” called Spot is being tested at the Gahcho Kue diamond mine, in Canada, by mining giant De Beers “to see whether it can take over routine tasks from human co-workers,” according to IDEX Online. Credit: De Beers The four-legged robot is given several jobs, including

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Sibanye-Stillwater moving to radical transparency on public tailings disclosure

Gold, platinum and green metals company Sibanye-Stillwater is moving towards the embrace of radical transparency when it comes to public disclosure on matters relating to tailings facilities against the backdrop of 230 significant tailings failures having taken place globally. Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman described public disclosure on tailings facilities as

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