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

A 177-meter, $470 million ship – De Beers’ new diamond recovery vessel and the largest of its kind in the world – has set sail from a shipyard in Romania “to be fitted with mission equipment for work off the Namibian coast,” IDEX Online reports.   Credit: De Beers  

After trying to offload it for four years, Gem Diamonds finally sold its Ghaghoo mine in Botswana. According to Diamond World, Gem Diamonds sold the mine for $4 million to Okwa Diamonds, a company owned by Vast Resources and Botswana Diamonds.    Credit: Free Wind 2014 / Shutterstock.com   Ghaghoo

Angola, which was forced to reduce its guidance production to 9.3 million carats in 2021 due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced its plans to produce 13.8 million carats of diamonds in 2022, Rough & Polished reports.   Credit: Lucapa   Ganga Júnior, Chairman of the

Lucara has unearthed a 393.5-carat top white Type IIa gem quality diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana, IDEX Online reports. It is the seventh +300-carat diamond recovered from Karowe in 2021.   Credit: Lucara   The huge gem was found at the M/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe, the

Petra Diamonds has recovered a 342.92-carat Type IIa white rough diamond at its Cullian mine in South Africa, IDEX Online reports.   Credit: Petra   According to Petra, the diamond has “exceptional” colour and clarity, and it will likely be offered for sale at the company’s September tender.   Credit: