Known as a symbol of luxury, status and heritage, global demand for natural, mined diamonds has decreased with the growing ...

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

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

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

Recently a 2492 carat diamond weighing over a pound was found in Botswana in southern Africa. Diamonds are formed by carbon particles, black coal, being put under extreme pressures for long periods of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...