Diamonds






This 478-carat stone, found at Gem Diamonds' Letseng mine, in Lesotho, is the 20th largest diamond ever found. The mine has produced three other diamonds among the top 20, including the 603-carat Lesotho Promise, which sold for US$12.4 million in 2006.

Gem Diamonds recovers 478-carat stone at Letseng

Vancouver — For the third time in as many years, Gem Diamonds (GEMD-l) has recovered a diamond from its Letseng mine, in Lesotho, big enough to take a place on the list of the 20 largest rough diamon…


One week's production from Rockwell Diamonds' Holpan project, 45 km from Kimberley, South Africa. The company has reduced its operating costs at the project to US$3.01 per tonne, from an average of US$3.20 per tonne.

Rockwell snubs Pala bid

Vancouver — South African alluvial producer Rockwell Diamonds (RDI-T, RDIAF-o) is fighting off a hostile takeover offer from its largest shareholder, a private equity firm based in the Channel Island…





Baffin Island sparkles for Peregrine

It’s not every day that you find diamonds outcropping at surface in the Arctic and some miners will go a lifetime without ever seeing it happen. Oftentimes, kimberlite pipes of interest in the Far Nor…



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