Who discovered it? Diamond is considered the purest form of carbon which is made thousands of miles deep inside the Earth's ...

The Kimberley Process was supposed to put an end to the violent blood-diamond trade. But in Angola's diamond heartland, peasant miners are still being exploited. WSJ's Michael Allen reports.

Petra Diamonds , which has the world's third-largest resource of diamonds, said on Wednesday it had delayed the sale of gems ...

IN A TWIST of geological poetry, Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories has delivered one ...

The Aykhal diamond mine, which sits the near the remote Aykhal settlement in Sakha Republic in Siberia, is run by Russia's ...

The Minerals Council South Africa says, while minerals such as platinum group metals (PGMs), coal, gold, manganese and chrome ...

Ratnapura is the island's "gemstone capital", where miner Samaranayakege has been living his whole life. "There isn't any ...

During the year, Burgundy cemented its position as the largest G7 producer of natural diamonds, supplying around ... from ...

Chaos surrounded us. Informal porters rolling luggage carts zigzagged between cars. Commuters spilled from the bus terminal ...

Diamond, MO. — the 30th annual Gem City Days is almost here and they’re inviting you to come out and celebrate. The event is happening on September 9 – 10, 2022. Not only is there free parking, but ...

With new technologies and sustainable practices, lab-grown diamonds are becoming an increasingly popular choice among jewelry shoppers. They’re chemically and physically identical to earth-mined ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the ... surfing waves that rose so high they blocked the view of Diamond Head Crater, a high volcanic cone ...