Globally, diamond mine production in 2022 reached 120.2 million carats valued at US$16.3 billion. This marked a 1.3% increase in carats and a 26% rise in value compared to 2021 when it stood at ...

South Africa The country is one of the world's main diamond mining, with iconic mines like the Kimberley and Venetia mines. Diamonds are measured using carats, or ct, and one carat equals 0.2 grams.

Currently, Ghana is the number one gold producer, number three manganese producer and number three bauxite producer in Africa ...

To protect natural diamond sales, the Kimberly Process is under pressure to help the mining sector clean up its act. “Consumer resistance to unethically mined diamonds and millennial demands for clean ...

Teaming with American Engineer W. L. Honnold, he went to London, explained the gold-mining possibilities of South Africa’s East Rand district, persuaded J. P. Morgan & Co. and other firms to ...

Mining Indaba, Africa’s biggest mining conference, is a geological jamboree. But the latest bash, held in Cape Town in February, was also a geopolitical spectacle. For as well as the usual ...

We also recommend that countries should revise their mining policies and regulations to reflect the opportunities and challenges posed by the increasing global demand for critical minerals.

DR Congo’s mining capital caught in the U.S.-China struggle in Africa Kolwezi has some of the world's largest copper and cobalt ... Congo is seen as one of the most corrupt countries on ...