HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe would like to have all alluvial diamond mining conducted by the state, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Wednesday. "There is consensus in government that there has to ...

A 170-carat pink diamond discovered in Angola may be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years, according to Australian miner Lucapa Diamond Company. Named the "Lulo Rose," the diamond was found at ...

They say diamonds are a girl's best friend. Well, a rare and quite sizeable pink gemstone was recently unearthed in Central Africa, and it's a beauty. In a news release, the Lucapa Diamond Company ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A big pink diamond of ...

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Sources familiar with the new regulations said they will stipulate that all mineral development enterprises must be 51 percent owned by indigenous - i.e. black - Zimbabweans - while alluvial diamond ...

Sierra Leone has demonstrated potential for both alluvial and beach placers concentrated in stream sediments, or beaches and lakes. The tributaries of some of the main rivers and lakes drain mineral ...