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Australia is determined to revive its diamond mining sector despite losing its status as one of the world’s largest producers. Australian Mining speaks with state governments, Lucapa Diamond Company and Fitch Solutions about Australia’s prospects.

Lucapa Diamond Company has discovered a 114-carat white diamond from the Lulo alluvial diamond mine in Angola, Africa.

Lucapa Diamond Company has unearthed the first diamond over 100 carats from mining block 46 at the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola.

Rio Tinto has achieved record breaking results during its 2020 Argyle pink diamonds tender collection of 62 rare pink, red, blue and violet diamonds from its now-shuttered Argyle mine in Western Australia.

Lucapa Diamond Company has sold 4269 carats of diamonds from the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola.

Rio Tinto will tender a selection of rough diamonds from its Australian and Canadian mines in October and November this year.

Lucapa Diamond Company has kept its sale momentum strong going into 2020 after reaping a seven-figure bill for its Lulo diamonds.

Lucapa Diamond Company is celebrating a strong production quarter, with the Lulo alluvial mine and the Mothae kimberlite operation driving a group record. Angola-based Lulo produced 7603 carats, a 67 per cent increase from the September 2018 quarter and almost doubling its June result. It increased its production of diamonds larger than 4.8 carats by … Continue reading Dazzling quarter for Lucapa diamonds →

The expected closure of Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in 2021 is set to significantly reduce Australia’s rough diamond output.

Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered one of the largest diamonds on record at the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.

Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered an 83.9-carat diamond from its Mothae kimberlite plant in Lesotho, southern Africa. The stone is the fourth 50-plus carat diamond recovered from the new operation. It follows the recovery of a 51.2-carat diamond in February, and special diamonds weighing 78 carats and 89 carats from the 2018 bulk sampling program. … Continue reading Lucapa finds fourth large diamond at Mothae →

Lucapa Diamond Company’s first sale from its new Mothae kimberlite plant in Lesotho, southern Africa has returned $5.3 million at a tender in Antwerp, Belgium.

Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 128-carat diamond from the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola, the 12th 100-plus carat gem it has secured from the African site.

Lucapa Diamond Company, with its joint venture partners, has sold $US16.7 million ($22.9 million) of diamonds from its Lulo alluvial mine at a historic tender in Angola.

Black coal mining has been predicted by IBISWorld to be one of the Australian industries that will experience a decline in revenues this year as market conditions turn.

Rio Tinto has revealed its 2018 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender in New York, including the Argyle Muse, the largest purplish red diamond ever offered.

Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered the 11th diamond in excess of 100ct at the Lulo diamond project in Angola, Africa.

Lab-grown diamonds are becoming an increasingly viable alternative to their mined counterparts.

Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 25ct yellow gem diamond from the Mothae kimberlite mine in Lesotho.

Artemis Resources has received approvals to explore land covering a site where it plans to drill a 3300m super-deep hole in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.