Diversified miner Anglo American CE Mark Cutifani has called for a society-wide response to the global Covid-19 crisis and says the miner is committed to global tax and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). In its Tax and Economic Contribution report for the year ended December 31, 2019, Cutifani says

Russian diamond miner Alrosa has suspended work at its Inter underground mine, after several employees tested positive for Covid-19. Operations would be idled for one to two weeks, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The employees who tested positive for Covid-19 are treated at the Mirny hospital and

TSX-V-listed Pangolin Diamonds on June 23 provided an update on recent activities at its various projects in Botswana, with all field teams now fully operational. It added that the Botswana Department of Mines had granted the company’s joint venture partner, Makunwu Civl Blasting, to proceed with a 500 t bulk

Aim-listed diamond producer BlueRock Diamonds achieved its target to reach a yearly run rate of 400 000 t and operational profitability through enhanced production at the end of 2019. In a statement on June 22, the producer, which owns and operates the Kareevlei diamond mine in South Africa, announced its audited

For decades, shopping for uncut diamonds was a tightly scripted affair: First, persuade De Beers to add you to its list of handpicked customers. Then, 10 times a year, attend a week-long sale to buy exactly the amount De Beers offers you at whatever price it chooses. The system, which