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Rio Tinto’s diamond production drops by 68% following Diavik closure
Rio Tinto’s diamond production fell by 68% during the first nine months of 2026. This decline follows the closure of the Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories this March after 23 years of operation due to its depletion.
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Ghana sets 2030 deadline to end raw mineral exports
Ghana's President John Mahama has set a target to halt all exports of unprocessed minerals by the end of the decade, as the West African nation seeks to capture more economic value from its natural resources, African Business has reported.
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A rare 9-carat pink diamond goes on display after 100 years of its theft
A rare nine-carat pink diamond, stolen from a French château nearly 100 years ago, has been unveiled to the public for the first time.
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Huayou Cobalt secures 50% interest in Ghana’s Ewoyaa Lithium Project
Atlantic Lithium has completed a novation agreement between Elevra Lithium and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, transferring Elevra’s rights and interests in the Ewoyaa Lithium Project and the broader Ghana portfolio to Huayou.
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Russian government greenlights Digital Mine platform for mining enterprises
A new Digital Mine platform will be implemented at Russian mining enterprises by the government, in collaboration with the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), as per executive order issued by president Vladimir Putin.
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Biggest Diamond Mining Companies of the World. BHP Billiton
15 july 2008
The BHP Billiton Group was founded on June 29, 2001 by way of a merger between the Australian BHP Billiton Limited and the British BHP Billiton Plc. Legally, it consists of two companies, which have separate arrays of owners and are independently quoted at the stock exchange. At the same time, they are managed by two completely identical boards of directors and one control body.
Biggest Diamond Mining Companies of the World. ALROSA
14 july 2008
Since the hands-on experience of the De Beers Group was widely used to establish and develop the rough and polished diamond complex in this country, the ALROSA Group is structurally identical to the above mentioned holding.
Biggest Diamond Mining Companies of the World. De Beers
11 july 2008
This oldest enterprise of the De Beers Group is mining diamonds in South Africa. De Beers’ interest in DBCM amounts to 74%. The remaining 24% belong to Ponahalo, a South African company, in compliance with the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) program.
Biggest Diamond Mining Companies of the World. Anglo American
10 july 2008
As a rule, the majority of mining industry experts engaged in research of diamond mining companies of the world keep under review De Beers only, unaware that it is just the visible part of the iceberg. Actually, it turns out that it is a certain part of Anglo American, the biggest mining holding established by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer in 1917.
Economic Aspects of Reforming the Rough and Polished Diamond Complex in Russia
10 july 2008
The history of the domestic diamond industry began more than half a century ago. Without going into details of those distant years of the past, let us give a brief overview of its Russia-related part with regard to its re-organization, which was connected with its privatization and subsequent re-distribution of property belonging to the rough and polished diamond complex.
