Global consumer demand for diamonds continued to recover from the impact of Covid, supported by fiscal stimulus in the US and the roll-out of vaccines, De Beers Group said on Thursday when it was credited with helping Anglo American to achieve an all-time record half-year, a period in which De

Russia’s Alrosa has invested 15.8-billion ruble ($216-million) in social and environmental initiatives in 2020. “The company retained its leadership position for ESG investments in the diamond industry in 2020, contributing around 8% of our total revenue,” says CEO Sergey Ivanov.

London-listed Petra Diamonds has recovered a 342.92 ct Type IIa white diamond of “exceptional” quality, in terms of both its colour and clarity, at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. The diamond is likely to be sold at the company’s upcoming tender in September.

Diamond miner De Beers Group sold about $510-million of rough diamonds in its sixth sales cycle of the year. Sales were significantly higher than the $116-million of rough diamonds sold in the sixth sales cycle of 2020.  It is also higher than the $477-million of rough diamonds sold during the

ASX-listed Burgundy Diamond Mines will raise nearly A$50-million to accelerate its diamond strategy. The company on Monday reported that it had received binding commitments from institutional and sophisticated investors to raise A$49.7-million, of which A$34.5-million would be raised through an unsecured convertible note issue, and a further A$15.2-million through a