The KP CSC has, in the past, criticized the KP for not adequately addressing diamond mining-related violence and human rights ...

REPORTER AT LARGE about the history of diamond mining in and around Kimberley, South Africa. The first diamond was found by a child in 1866 or 1867, and soon afterwards the rush was on.

The project was launched 18 months ago in Kimberley, the site of a 19th-century diamond rush that lured fortune-seekers from the world over. Mine owners granted more than 800 unlicensed ...

From gold and diamonds to copper and uranium, these mineral deposits continue to play a vital role in industries that drive ...

MOSCOW. April 17 (Interfax) - The absence of a functioning tracing system for rough diamonds makes the sanctions imposed by the G7 countries against Russian products ineffective, said Pyotr ...

The site is wheelchair-friendly. The Big Hole in Kimberley is about 215 meters deep, with 40 meters now filled with water.

It consists of the mining ministers from its member states and represents African diamond-producing nations in global forums. It also actively participates in the Kimberley Process, influencing ...

(Representatives of the Congolese body in charge of issuing Kimberley Process certificates deny that CAR diamonds are being laundered through Congo, but mining-­ministry officials admit that it ...

With the acquisition of a 100% interest in two producing kimberlite diamond mines in the Republic of South Africa, Vancouver-based Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) became Canada’s only high-quality gem ...

The Golconda Blue, once owned by Indian royalty, is set to go under the hammer. What is its historical significance? What is ...

Diamonds in the rough The diamond industry is at a crossroads; Demand is projected to rise 3 per cent to 5 per cent per year, but global production is declining at a rate of 1 per cent per year. This ...