The pilot world-first hydrogen haul truck launched early in the year, has had some final changes made to it before it heads into the pit and goes into operational mode from August. Meanwhile, the second prototype is already underway, where learnings from the first truck are being taken into the

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company says a 170 ct pink Type IIa diamond, recovered from its Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola, is the largest pink diamond to be recovered in the last 300 years. The company and its partners Endiama and Rosas & Petalas have named the diamond the Lulo Rose.

Gemfields has reported record auction revenue of $330.3-million for the 12 months ended June 30. In a report on the company’s operating results and financial position for the period, released on July 27, Gemfields also reported $181.2-million in total auction revenues for the six months ended June 30, with all

Diamond miner De Beers sold $630-million of rough diamonds in its sixth sales cycle for this year. CE Bruce Cleaver says the company continued to see steady demand for its rough diamonds, following “a period of consistently robust demand in the first half” of this year.