Rio Tinto has extended the life-of-mine life at its Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Mining Weekly, Rio Tinto has announced a “$40-million investment in the first phase of underground mining below the existing A21 open pit.”   Sinead Kaufman, Chief Executive Minerals at Rio

Lucapa has unearthed a 150-carat gem at its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. According to IDEX Online, it is a Type IIa, D-color white diamond.   This is the 36th +100-carat diamond recovered at Lulo since it began commercial production in 2015, and the fifth +100-carat from block 28 of

The state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has announced that Zimbabwe produced 5 million carats of diamonds in 2022 – a rise compared to the 4.2 million carats it produced in 2021, Rough & Polished reports.   In December of last year, Winston Chitando, Zimbabwe’s mines and mining development minister,

Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government, has announced “the world’s first 5G-oriented smart diamond mine project” in conjunction with the Chinese multinational technology corporation Huawei, IDEX Online reports.   Debswana and Huawei have connected over 260 pieces of equipment – like mining vehicles – at

Mountain Province Diamonds has announced production and sales results for Q4 (ended December 31, 2022) and 2022 from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine.    According to Rough & Polished,during Q4, 1,621,800 carats were recovered. For the full year 2022, 5.52 million carats were recovered (less than the guidance of 5.60

Rio Tinto, which owns 100% of the Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories in Canada, has lowered Diavik’s 2023 production forecast – from 4.5 to 5 million carats to 3 to 3.8 carats.   According to IDEX Online, Rio Tinto “gave no explanation for the lower forecast in its