One of the largest diamond mining companies, responsible for 30% of global diamond mining, has proved a negative CO₂ foo ...

Mining operations in South Africa, and Africa in general, continue to lag in terms of mechanisation compared with their ...

Seemingly contradictory materials are trapped together in two glittering diamonds from South Africa, shedding light on how ...

An African state-owned diamond company has submitted a formal offer to buy South African diamond mining giant De Beers.

Platinum remains the cornerstone of Africa’s mining landscape, with the region accounting for nearly 80.3% of global ...

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Now that its 40%-owned AK6 project, in Botswana, was on track to start production next year, Aim-listed African Diamonds would resume evaluation work on its other ...

For years, shy little Sir Ernest Oppenheimer left aides breathless as he raced down into South Africa’s mines or whisked surefootedly around the crags of high finance. “There’s a special place in hell ...

GABORONE, Botswana — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ...

A diamond miner works in a mine in Mbuji Mayi, Congo, July 31, 2006 (AP photo by Schalk van Zuydam). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) ...

Africa stands as one of Earth's most resource-rich regions when it comes to natural treasures and raw materials. This massive continent holds an impressive collection of gemstones - featuring diamonds ...

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 15 (Reuters) - African Diamonds Plc has applied for a diamond mining lease for a one-million -carat-a-year mine in Botswana and is due to start production by late 2009, Managing ...