In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and ...

THE origin of the volcanic pipes of South Africa and the genesis of the diamonds contained in their “blue-ground” filling are as productive of controversy as that other geological puzzle—the ...

The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine run by Canada firm Lucara Diamond. It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat ...

The fist-sized stone has been measured at 2,492 carats, placing it second only to the Cullinan Diamond found in South Africa ...

Alluvial diamonds were initially found along the coastal strip of Namibia (South West Africa) near Luderitz in 1908, then in 1925 (17 years later) rich deposits were discovered and registered by ...

Operation Vala Umgodi has made weekly arrests across the country as police continue their coordinated effort to fight illegal mining.

The team further arrested a 20-year-old South African male suspect who was found in possession of suspected unpolished diamonds ... by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing ...

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa’s State Diamond Trader will be presenting an inaugural diamond show in Cape Town from February 2 to 5. Each day of the 2025 South Africa Diamond ...

He has found, using Google Earth ... The Kimberley Process grew out of a 2000 meeting in Kimberley, South Africa, when the world’s major diamond producers and buyers met to address growing ...