Diamonds helped transform Botswana from one of the world’s poorest nations into one of Africa’s success stories.

A giant pink diamond found in Lesotho surprises the market: 108 carats, extreme purity, and a value that could reach tens of ...

GABORONE, Botswana — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ...

A 170-carat pink diamond discovered in Angola may be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years, according to Australian miner Lucapa Diamond Company. Named the "Lulo Rose," the diamond was found at ...

Visit Kimberley’s Big Hole, a legendary diamond mine in South Africa. Discover its fascinating history, mining feats, and why ...

With Anglo American redeploying its money into copper, Botswana and Angola are rivals to buy the De Beers diamond-mining company – a symbolic but highly risky trophy.

The 1.2-million-tonne-a-year Lace mine is expected to produce more than 500 000 ct/y of diamonds at peak production. The Main pipe contains 33.1-million tons of kimberlite, indicated and inferred to a ...

A diamond miner works in a mine in Mbuji Mayi, Congo, July 31, 2006 (AP photo by Schalk van Zuydam). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) ...

(Reuters) - Petra Diamonds, which has the world's third-largest resource of diamonds, said on Wednesday it had delayed the sale of gems from its Cullinan Mine in South Africa until there was greater ...

For decades, men in many countries were expected to spend two or even three months’ salary on a diamond engagement ring. This notion – and the iconic status of this gem – did not come about by ...