Zimbabwe’s Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando promised The Herald that renewal of mining licenses “would be subject to miners’ sustainable mining practices that are environmentally friendly. According to Rough & Polished, Zimbabwe seeks to “stop environmental degradation.”     Credit: ZCDC Chitando  is quoted as saying: “It is

A new report by S&P Global Market Intelligence, quoted by IDEX Online, shows that spending on diamond exploration in Australia has totaled just $1.5 million in 2021 – “almost the lowest level since 1997.”   Credit: Rio Tinto   In 1998, spending reached a peak of $43.1 million. Since then,

A report by Anglo American quoted by Rough & Polished states that De Beers’ total rough diamond output rose 29% year-on-year to total to about 32.3 million carats in 2021. In Q4, rough production rose 15% year-on-year to 7.7 million carats.   Credit: De Beers   In addition, rough diamond

Rio Tinto announced it has updated its full-year diamond output at Diavik, its diamond mine in Northwest Territories, Canada. According to IDEX Online, Rio Tinto expects a 3% increase to 3.84 million carats.   Credit: Rio Tinto   In Q4, production was up 27% – from 910,000 carats to 1.155

Low grade ores are being blamed for the greatly reduced diamond output at the Murowa mine in Zimbabwe. According to IDEX Online, output at the mine fell 43% in Q3 2021.   Credit: Shutterstock.com   Murowa’s operators RZM Murowa, an associate of RioZim, blamed “low-grade ores from the K1 pit

Following a survey by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), which hinted at the presence of diamonds in the area, the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) “is now set to launch a massive search for gemstones,” Rough & Polished reports.   Credit:   According to the report, the