Q&A with De Beers’ Mpumi Zikalala
In February, De Beers announced it was consolidating its assets in South Africa and Canada into one entity called De Beers Group Managed Operations. At…
Diamonds in Canada
A diamond by any other name?
When Signet Jewelers’ (NYSE: SIG) e-commerce subsidiary James Allen began offering man-made diamonds in May, the company added an additional search tab to the site:…
Rio Tinto uses novel technology to test Star
In early June, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) began a planned bulk sample program at Star Diamond’s (TSX: DIAM) Star-Orion South diamond project, 60…
Stornoway stock sinks on liquidity issues
In early 2017, Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) achieved commercial production at its 100% owned Renard diamond mine in Quebec. The junior had a lot to…
Gahcho Kué delivers fancies, large stones
Partners Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; NASDAQ: MPVD) and De Beers seem to be finding their stride at the Gahcho Kué mine, in the Northwest…
DPA battles diamond mining misconceptions
Jean-Marc Lieberherr readily concedes that the industry he represents and speaks for – global diamond mining – has an image problem. “There are so many…
Lucara advances its Clara digital sales platform
Lucara Diamond’s (TSX-LUC) Karowe mine in Botswana continues to turn out enormous diamonds. The latest, in April, weighed in at 1,758 carats. While the diamond…
Editorial: Are diamonds forever?
We’re hosting our second annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium in June in Toronto at an unlikely time. In a sector that has seen so much…
Younger consumers shaping diamond industry trends: Editorial
Suddenly, the diamond sector is an exciting place to be. Personally, I feel a renewed sense of optimism about the industry after being a part…
Five themes from the 2018 Diamonds Symposium
The first annual Diamonds Symposium, organized by The Northern Miner and Diamonds in Canada, spanned the earliest days of Canada’s diamond rush in the early…
New Mountain Province CEO has deep diamond roots
With more than 25 years’ experience in the diamond industry — including 19 with De Beers – Stuart Brown was looking for a new opportunity….
De Beers launches Lightbox
Scrolling through the website of Lightbox Jewelry soon after its launch in late September, three things jump out at you. First, the website declares its…