- Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Lesotho’s largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds, are expected to lose their jobs. - The company’s results suggest that the threat of US ...

One of the largest rough diamonds in recorded history, a 2,492-carat stone, was recovered last August by Lucara Diamond Corp. with TOMRA X-Ray Transmission (XRT) technology at the Karowe Mine in ...

Aykhal diamond mine: Russia has the largest natural resources on the planet, valued at a $75 trillion, but did you know that the country is also the largest producer of diamonds, globally? Yes, apart ...

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Lesotho's biggest diamond mine, Letseng, has laid off 240 workers, a fifth of its workforce, as it battles persistently low gem prices due to weak demand and an uncertain global ...

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MOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. Alrosa mined the largest gem-quality diamond in the history of the country, the Russian diamond miner said in a statement. An amber-colored crystal weighing 468.30 carats and ...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The Botswana government signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy with the De Beers mining company on Tuesday after seven years of negotiations. The deal ...

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) ...