With traditional markets for rough diamond sales remaining closed, Canadian diamond miner Mountain Province on Monday unveiled a proposed $50-million transaction that will provide it with short-term liquidity. The 49% participant in the Gahcho Kue mine, in Northwest Territories, is proposing an agreement to sell diamonds to Dunebridge Worldwide, which

Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds, which operates the Kareevlei diamond mine, near Kimberley, in South Africa, has announced the private sale of 2 400 ct at an average price of $290 /ct for a total of $700 000. “This sale at a time when the traditional sales channels for diamonds remain closed and

In one of the world’s biggest diamond vaults, hidden inside a nondescript office compound on the dusty outskirts of Botswana’s capital, the precious stones just keep piling up. Owner De Beers, which mines and auctions most of its gems in the southern African nation, has barely sold any rough diamonds

Russian diamond producer Alrosa reported an 87% slide in first-quarter net profit on Friday and said its future results were likely to suffer from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on sales. Net profit fell to 3.1-billion roubles in the first three months of the year, it said, hurt by

The unforeseen global health crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has had dire economic repercussions, to which South Africa is not immune.

With many local diamond mining operations reaching their end of life, the rehabilitation and remediation of such sites – in a closure and liquidation context – has been a particular focus in recent years, says law firm Bowmans partner Wandisile Mandlana.