The world's richest diamond mine, valued at about £1 billion, has produced some of the most valuable diamonds ever.

It's an open-pit mine, formed around a kimberlite pipe, a rare type of volcanic rock formation that can contain high ...

He says: "Dr. Eaton is apparently not aware that the African diamond mines are in our Cape Colony." View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

In the early 1900s, it was one of the most valuable places on Earth, with plentiful diamonds that could be picked up straight from the ground.

The discovery of two viable kimberlite blows within the project led to mining permit applications, with one secured.

It is an open-pit mine, formed around a rare volcanic rock formation called a kimberlite pipe, which contains high ...

London-listed Botswana Diamonds has been granted a mining permit for its Thorny River project, in Limpopo, South Africa. The ...

Mining here is a high-tech operation. Workers use powerful drills and controlled explosions to break up the earth, then ...

And as sales hardly changed, deeper and better mining methods boosted ... As for those who dig his diamonds out, Oppenheimer pays his unskilled African laborers better than most, but it still ...

Planned Start/End Date Venetia ceased openpit operations in December 2022 after 30 years of openpit production. First ...

Angola is aiming to increase diamond production to 17.53 million carats by 2027 as part of its National Development Plan 2023–2027, planning to leverage mining revenues to boost food security, ...

With the final permit in hand, Botswana Diamonds will begin contractor mining at the South African asset, depending on market ...