After 37 years of operations and having exhausted its economic reserves, the iconic Argyle diamond mine in the remote east Kimberley region of Western Australia has celebrated its final day of mining. Arnaud Soirat, Rio Tinto’s chief executive of Copper & Diamonds said “Fifty years ago there were very few
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After 37 years of operations and having exhausted its economic reserves, the iconic Argyle mine in the remote east Kimberley region of Western Australia has celebrated its final day of mining. Arnaud Soirat, Rio Tinto’s chief executive of Copper & Diamonds said “Fifty years ago there were very few people
Petra Diamonds has announced the recovery of five Type IIb blue diamonds of high quality at its Cullinan mine in South Africa. Credit: Petra According to a press release, the diamonds “are also significant in terms of their size, being 25.75, 21.25, 17.57, 11.42 and 9.61 carats, and are
Petra Diamonds Limited announces that it has recovered five Type IIb blue diamonds of high quality in terms of both their colour and clarity at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. The diamonds are also significant in terms of their size, being 25.75, 21.25, 17.57, 11.42 and 9.61 carats, and
Gem Diamonds has announced the recovery of a high quality 233-carat Type II white diamond from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho. Credit: Gem Diamonds This recovery comes just days after Gem Diamonds recovered a high quality 442-carat Type II diamond Letšeng valued at $18 million. Credit: Gem
Almazy Anabara, a part of the Alrosa Group, has unearthed a 236-carat rough diamond of “intense yellow-brown color” at the Ebelyakh mine in Yakutia, Russia. According to a press release, the huge rock “is the largest natural color rough diamond ever found in Russia”. Credit: Alrosa The diamond’s
