The 41.28ct blue diamond unearthed at the famous Cullinan Mine, could be one of the most significant gemstones ever to be ...

Siri helped a family from Texas discover a 2.09-carat brown diamond after Apple's virtual assistant led them to the Crater of ...

Diamonds are uniquely valuable due to their extreme hardness and exceptional thermal conductivity, making them the hardest known natural material, about 58 times harder than any other, according to ...

Gaborone, Botswana — Botswana says one of the largest diamonds ever found has been unearthed at one of its mines and will be put on show on Thursday. The Botswana government believes the huge ...

Lucara’s updated technical report shows Karowe’s underground project could recover 4.5 million carats over a ten-year mine ...

The global diamond business sank deeper in 2025 as weak demand, cheap lab-grown alternatives and geopolitical tensions combined to shake traditional mining to its core. Other producers also struggled.

Debmarine Namibia, a subsidiary of Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers, on Monday reported a 13% drop in production to 1.125 million carats last year as demand slumped during the COVID-19 ...

The discovery of the Lucara Diamond in August in the Karowe Mine in northeast Botswana rocked the jewelry industry, but few were as moved by the historic find as Susan Jacques, the president and chief ...

The world’s largest diamond was discovered near Pretoria, South Africa in 1905 when Frederick Wells, a mine superintendent, carried out a routine inspection at the Premier Mine. The 2,492 carat ...

Mining can be dangerous, exploitative and harmful to the environment. Chie Murakami’s organization is aiming to change that by raising awareness and addressing the needs of miners. By Vivian Morelli ...

A rare blue diamond weighing almost 42 carats has been unearthed in South Africa’s historic Cullinan Mine, with industry ...