The once troubled Ekati mine in Canada has new owners, and they predict the mine will produce no less than four million carats this year, IDEX Online reports.   Credit: Dominion Diamond Corporation   In February, a group of creditors “rescued” the mine from Dominion Diamonds, taking on $70 million

Debswana Diamond Co. a unit of De Beers and a 50/50 partnership between Botswana and De Beers, has unearthed a 1,098 carat diamond in Botswana on June 1, IDEX Online reports.   Credit: Debswana   The huge gem is the largest since the company began operations five decades ago, and

Botswana’s main diamond mine comes through again: Lucara, which operates the Karowe mine in Botswana has recently announced the recovery of a 470-carat diamond from the mine, IDEX Online reports.   Credit: Lucara   The light-brown stone is the tenth +100-carat stone and the third +300-carat diamond recovered from the

Lucapa Diamond has announced the recovery of 138-carat diamond from its Lulo alluvial diamond mine in Angola, IDEX Online reports.   Credit: Lucapa   This is the 7th 100+ carat diamond recovered from Lulo this year, and the 24th 100+ carat diamond recovered since the mine became commercial in 2015.

The Lesotho-based Letšeng mine keeps on giving: according to IDEX Online, Gem Diamonds has unearthed a high quality 370 carat Type II white diamond from the mine. Last week, the same mine yielded a high quality 254-carat Type II white diamond.    Credit: Gem Diamonds   From January 1 to

Gem Diamonds has recovered a huge, 254-carat Type II white diamond from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, IDEX Online reports. The 254-carat diamond is the first 100+ carat diamond found since a 126.9-carat type II diamond in January. In 2020, diamonds recovered at Letšeng achieved an average value of $1,908