The Kimberley Process, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, recently concluded its Plenary Meeting which was held from November 12-16, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium.

De Beers’ rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for the ninth sales cycle of 2018 amounted to US$ 440 million (provisional). The Company’s actual sales for Cycle 8 2018 stood at US$ 482 million while sales for Cycle 9 2017, had amounted to US$ 466 million.

Diavik Diamond Mine won two Special Achievement awards at the Northwest Territories Mining and Exploration (MAX) awards this week.

Junior miner Botswana Diamonds, which recently announced that Alrosa had withdrawn from a JV the two had formed for diamond exploration in Botswana, has reported a substantial increase in losses for the year ended June 30, 2018, from £ 310,898 in FY 2017 to £ 556,407 in FY 2018.