Mine

Gem Diamonds has unearthed a 212.91-carat rough from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, its 13th stone over 100 carats so far this year. The miner discovered the high-quality, type II diamond on [...]

A jeweler in Australia has created a limited edition of quokkas – small marsupials with a reputation for being the world’s happiest animal – each set with 3.39 carats of Argyle [...]

Lucara Diamond Corp. has unearthed a diamond weighing 2,492 carats from its Karowe mine in Botswana, billing it as one of the largest stones ever recovered. The “exceptional” stone was detected [...]

Natural is back. That’s the key thing I learned from the three days I just spent at JCK in Vegas. I’ve been at almost every JCK for the last 20 years and that was my lasting [...]

Lucapa Diamond Company has unearthed a 203-carat, type IIa rough from its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. The recent recovery is the fifth-largest diamond to be discovered at Lulo since it first [...]

Lucapa Diamond Company has recently reported the discovery of two rough diamonds, each weighing over 100 carats, at its Lulo mine in Angola, Diamond World reports.   Within a span of two [...]

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will issue up to $2 million in scholarships this year, with a maximum of $100,000 allocated to a new high school program. The GIA Aspire Scholarship [...]

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has broadened its recently launched verification service, the Report Confirmation Service, to include all its laboratories, IDEX Online reports.   [...]

Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a 166-carat diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana, the first discovery over 100 carats so far this year. The white, type IIa stone came from the M/PK(S) unit [...]

The IDEX Polished Price Index is indicating a shift in direction, finally on the rise after a prolonged and steady decline since its post-COVID peak in March 2022, according to IDEX Online. [...]