The Department of Minerals and Energy has rejected accusations from PP Gemstones regarding alleged illegal mining activities at Black Rock mine.

The Montepuez ruby mine in the north-east of Mozambique boasts the largest ruby asset globally and is currently valued at around $1bn. It produces some of the oldest rubies in the world ...

THE Tanzania Gemological Centre (TGC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thailand's Sunset Gem Co. to add ...

Miners work to extract gemstones including kunzite and tourmaline in a mine in the Parun Valley in Afghanistan's Nurestan province. In doing so, they unearth lithium-bearing ore. Warning ...

An illegal mechanised gem mining operation is taking place on a private land, located on the border of Sannan Dola, near the ...

London-listed Gem Diamonds’ focus on cost containment, operational efficiencies and appropriate capital allocation yielded pleasing results for the financial year ended December 31, 2024, despite a ...

Narrator: High-quality black opal can cost over $10,000 per carat, making it one of the world's most expensive gemstones. But mining black opal isn't easy. After investing tens of thousands of ...

A shaft of light illuminates a miner in one of the Boekenhouthoek Village gemstone mines in Mpumalanga on 8 March 2021. Picture: Jacques Nelles / The Citizen Mining companies operating in ...