Petra Diamonds has announced the recovery of a 39.34 carat Type IIb blue diamond “of exceptional quality in terms of both its colour and clarity” at its Cullinan mine in South Africa. The diamond will be sold via a special tender.   Credit: Petra   Last March, Petra sold a

Lucara keeps on shining: The miner announced it has unearthed an “unbroken Type IIa 378-carat gem quality top white diamond” from its Karowe mine in Botswana, IDEX Online reports.   Credit: Lucara   This is the second huge gem found in Karowe in the space of two weeks, following the

Mining giant De Beers has announced its fourth quarter performance, reporting a drop in output of 14% to 6.7 million carats, Rough & Polished reports. The main reason for the drop: “Planned reductions in response to the lower demand for rough diamonds caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and operational challenges

Cullinan delivers once more: Petra Diamonds announced that it has unearthed a 299-carat Type IIa white gem-quality diamond at the South African mine, Rough & Polished reports.   Credit: Petra Diamonds   The huge stone was recovered in January, and is expected to be sold during Petra’s next tender in

Namakwa Diamonds, owner and operator of the Kao diamond mine in Lesotho, will put up an exceptional 25.97-carat fancy pink diamond online to be sold, according to IDEX Online.   Credit: Namakwa Diamonds   The stone, named Pink Dawn, was recovered in October 2020 and joins a distinguished list of

Debswana Mining Company, owned by De Beers and the Botswana government, cancelled a $1.3 billion contract to extend the lifespan of the Jwaneng diamond mine, Rough & Polished  reports. The contract was signed with a unit of Australia’s Thiess.   Credit: Debswana   Instead, the extension project, dubbed “Cut 9”