On Wednesday three bombs exploded outside of the Pancharatna Towers, the Zaveri Bazaar and Dadar areas of Mumbai, injuring over 100 and killing 21.  The Pancharatna Towers, where the largest number of casualties took place, is the hub of ...

The Zimbabwean Marange diamond alluvial mines had experienced a recent setback in their global import of diamonds following India’s Gem and jewelry Export Promotion Council’s decision to ban all imports coming from the mine. Last Wednesday, ...

Three days ago the Surat diamond industry, one of the leading global diamond and precious gemstone polishers and distributors, experienced one of the largest diamond heists in its history. The heist took place at a local diamond polishing unit in ...

According to Lucara Diamond Corp, a Canadian diamond company with operations in Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia, their AK6 mine in the Orapa region of Botswana is still running according to schedule.Lucara is a lesser known diamond producer, although ...

After 15 years, Gemesis Corporation has announced that it has finally created a one-carat sized white, nearly flawless diamond. Gemesis is the world’s first artificial diamond producer.  The company has achieved this artificial diamond feat ...

Zimbabwe Mine Minister Obert Mpfou told Bloomberg this week that the Marange diamond field as well as its mines are all Kimberly Process compliant and Zimbabwe would not allow any sort of monitoring other than that which is stipulated by the ...

The Marange Diamond Mine, located in Zimbabwe, is one of largest diamond mines discovered in the last 10 years.  However, the mine has been at the center of controversy because of allegations of human rights violations perpetrated by the ...

The Canadian Gahcho Kué diamond mine project has been more or less put on hold since 2006 by the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board whose initial environmental assessment of the Gahcho Kué mine determined that all future mining ...

This past month Zimbabwe accepted a loan worth almost $100 million dollars from the Chinese government. This money and agreement is going to be used to create a cutting edge high tech military complex in Zimbabwe. Many locals and officials are ...

One of the better known diamond companies in the world is being accused of falsely driving up the cost of diamonds in Canada, specifically British Columbia (B.C.). This case is very much in its infancy, however, on Thursday in a British Columbia ...