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Burgundy buys diamonds from Ellendale
Burgundy has purchased a parcel of fancy yellow rough diamonds produced at the former Ellendale diamond mine.
January 19, 2022 0 comment
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Argyle goes out with a bang
Rio Tinto has delivered record-breaking results from its 2021 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender and Once in a Blue Moon Tender.
October 28, 2021 0 comment
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Burgundy reaps rewards of fancy diamond niche
Burgundy Diamond Mines has received its first parcel of rough fancy colour diamonds at the Ellendale cutting and polishing facility in Perth.
October 22, 2021 0 comment
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Mother nature recycles trash to create diamonds
New research from Curtin University has provided a model that explains the formation and locations of all three major types of diamonds, which could impact the way the gems are mined. The earth’s deepest diamonds are commonly created by the recycling of former living organisms hundreds of kilometres beneath the surface, new research from Curtin … Continue reading Mother nature recycles trash to create diamonds
August 23, 2021 0 comment
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Diamonds continue to shine amid darkness
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.
June 11, 2021 0 comment
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Lucapa recovers third 100+ carat diamond for 2021
Lucapa Diamond Company has discovered a 114-carat white diamond from the Lulo alluvial diamond mine in Angola, Africa.
February 26, 2021 0 comment
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Lucapa digs up 113-carat white diamond
Lucapa Diamond Company has unearthed the first diamond over 100 carats from mining block 46 at the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola.
January 5, 2021 0 comment
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Rio Tinto breaks records at 2020 Argyle diamonds tender
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.
December 18, 2020 0 comment
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Lucapa banks $9 million from Lulo diamond sale
Lucapa Diamond Company has sold 4269 carats of diamonds from the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola.
December 1, 2020 0 comment
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Rio Tinto puts rare rough diamonds on market
Rio Tinto will tender a selection of rough diamonds from its Australian and Canadian mines in October and November this year.
October 22, 2020 0 comment
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Lucapa collects rewards for drilling Lulo kimberlite pipes
Lucapa Diamond Company has kept its sale momentum strong going into 2020 after reaping a seven-figure bill for its Lulo diamonds.
February 26, 2020 0 comment
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Dazzling quarter for Lucapa 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
October 9, 2019 0 comment
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Australian diamond output to plummet following Argyle closure
The expected closure of Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in 2021 is set to significantly reduce Australia’s rough diamond output.
July 24, 2019 0 comment
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Lucara’s record-breaking diamond discovery
Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered one of the largest diamonds on record at the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.
April 29, 2019 0 comment
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Lucapa finds fourth large diamond at Mothae
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
March 18, 2019 0 comment
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Lucapa secures first diamond sales from Mothae plant
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.
February 28, 2019 0 comment
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Lucapa unearths 12th Lulo diamond above 100 carats
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.
February 19, 2019 0 comment
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Lucapa secures $23m in historic diamond tender
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.
February 4, 2019 0 comment
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Coal forecast to drop off in 2019 as demand softens
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.
January 10, 2019 0 comment
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Rio Tinto unveils Argyle’s largest Fancy Purplish Red diamond
Rio Tinto has revealed its 2018 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender in New York, including the Argyle Muse, the largest purplish red diamond ever offered.
October 3, 2018 0 comment