By Brian Kenety Ministers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Nigeria outlined plans to expand mineral ...

from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – DAY one of African Mining Week 2025 opened with a ministerial forum that spotlighted how three African nations – the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

The process of retrieving naturally mined diamonds destroys our planet. According to the Imperial College London Consultants, ...

Namibia will carefully consider whether or not to acquire a stake in De Beers as the diamond price slump persists, local ...

Botswana's Karowe mine just produced a record-breaking 2,492-carat diamond, the largest unearthed in over a century.

Unearthed last year at Botswana’s Karowe mine, the 2,488-carat Motswedi diamond is now being analysed in Belgium. Experts say ...

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

South African diamonds have revealed nickel-rich metallic inclusions, offering the first direct evidence of reactions predicted to occur deep in Earth’s mantle. The study shows how oxidized melts ...

Mali has approved seven agreements granting the state more revenue from international and local mining companies in the latest push by the military government to extract more income from the sector.

Botswana and southern African peers that built much of their prosperity on diamonds are scrambling for alternatives as cheaper, lab-grown stones threaten their economies. Diamond-dependent Botswana is ...

Taylor Swift’s engagement ring has changed the game. After years in the shadows of cushion cuts, old mine cut rings are now back in the spotlight. Within a day of NFL star Travis Kelce’s proposal to ...