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Giant diamonds has been mining's one success story this year
By: Bloomberg 7th September 2018 This summer’s crash in commodity prices is turning it into a year to forget for miners. Unless you dig the world’s biggest diamonds. Gem Diamonds has been the standout performer in the FTSE All-Share Mining Index, gaining almost 70% this year. In comparison, almost every other miner is in... →
Large diamond recoveries contribute to Gem’s strong H1 financial performance
By: Creamer Media Reporter 5th September 2018 Record recoveries of large, high-quality diamonds at the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, contributed to a strong financial performance for LSE-listed Gem Diamonds in the first half of this year. The miner, which recovered ten diamonds weighing more than 100 ct each during the six months, on Wednesday... →
Diamond industry’s confidence in XRT sorting growing
24th August 2018 X-ray transmission (XRT) technology has ushered in a new era for diamond recovery, with an increasing number of companies embracing the technology and scaling back on the use of conventional technologies, such as dense media separation, for the treatment of middle and coarse-sized material. “The... →
Gem Diamonds recovers 12th diamond of over 100 ct for 2018
By: Simone Liedtke 15th August 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 138 ct top white colour and Type IIa diamond, at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This diamond, the miner said on Wednesday, is the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond in the world. →
Letšeng large diamond recoveries reach a record in H1
By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd August 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds continued to recover large diamonds during the first half of this year, with a record ten diamonds greater than 100 ct recovered, at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. Gem recovered another such diamond in July, which resulted in the highest number of more-than-100 ct... →
Gem Diamonds recovers 100.5 ct diamond from Letšeng
By: Marleny Arnoldi 27th July 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 100.5 ct, top white colour Type IIa diamond from the Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This recovery is the eleventh diamond of over 100 ct recovered this year. →
Gem appoints interim technical adviser as deputy CEO resigns
By: Simone Liedtke 28th June 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds deputy CEO Johnny Velloza intends to leave the company as an executive on September 15. A search for his successor is under way, but in the interim, Gavin Beevers will join the company as technical adviser from July 1, during the handover period and beyond. →
Gem declares $18.3m in payments to Lesotho, Botswana governments
By: Simone Liedtke 19th June 2018 Gem Diamonds paid just over $18.3-million to the governments of Lesotho and Botswana for extractive activities completed in the financial year ended December 31, 2017. Of this amount, about $18.1-million was paid to the government of Lesotho, with the balance of $230 000 paid to the Botswana... →
Gem recovers 115 ct diamond from Letšeng
By: Anine Kilian 22nd May 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 115 ct, top white colour Type IIa diamond from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world. This is the ninth diamond of over 100 ct recovered at the mine this year, already exceeding the total number of... →
Billionaire Beny Steinmetz is digging for diamonds again
By: Bloomberg 14th May 2018 Billionaire Beny Steinmetz is back to mining diamonds. The Koidu mine in Sierra Leone, controlled by the billionaire’s family trust, has started mining again after halting production for almost a year. It’s the latest step in a recovery for a business that’s spent much of the last few years in... →
Gem Diamonds appoints deputy CEO
By: Marleny Arnoldi 2nd May 2018 Diamond miner Gem Diamonds has appointed COO Johnny Velloza as deputy CEO with immediate effect. →
Gem lifts Q1 production, sales
By: Anine Kilian 26th April 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds’ carat recoveries increased by 32% year-on-year to 33 526 ct for the three months ended March 31, compared with the 25 479 ct recovered in the first quarter of 2017. Carat recoveries also rose by 10% on the 30 560 ct recovered in the December 2017 quarter. →
First phase of Lesotho diamond mine project poised for commercial production in second half of 2018
By: Mia Breytenbach 20th April 2018 Angola- and Lesotho-focused diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company believes that once the Mothae diamond mine, in Lesotho, enters into full production, the operation, paired with the company’s Lulo alluvial diamond mine, in Angola, will position it as one of few worldwide to have two mines... →
Letšeng mining lease to be extended – Gem 
By: Anine Kilian 19th April 2018 The Lesotho government has announced its intention to renew JSE-listed Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mining lease until 2034. The mining lease may be further extended if necessary in relation to any underground development of the mine thereafter. →
Gem recovers 169 ct diamond at Letšeng
By: Reuters 14th March 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 169 ct to white colour Type IIa diamond at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This is the seventh diamond larger than 100 ct recover at the mine so far this year. →
Gem sells 910 ct Lesotho Legend for $40m
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 13th March 2018 The “exceptional quality” 910 ct D-colour Type IIa diamond recovered from LSE-listed Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, in January, achieved a price of $40-million on tender in Antwerp, on Monday. Reflecting its significance, the diamond, which is the fifth-largest gem-quality diamond ever... →
Gem Diamonds recovers 152 ct diamond at Letšeng
By: Marleny Arnoldi 7th March 2018 Global diamond producer Gem Diamonds has recovered a 152 ct, top white colour Type IIa diamond from its 70%-owned Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. →
Gem upbeat about number of large diamonds being recovered at Letšeng
By: Simone Liedtke 2nd February 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds' CEO Clifford Elphick is pleased that the improvement in the recovery of greater than 100 ct diamonds at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, has continued into this year. "This is largely attributable to the ongoing technical improvements made at the Letšeng mine," he said on... →
Gem Diamonds makes fourth 100-ct-plus discovery at Letšeng this year
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 22nd January 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds on Monday reported that it has the recovered a 149 ct, D-colour Type IIa diamond, with excellent shape, from its 70%-owned Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This is the fourth high-quality diamond of over 100 ct recovered so far this year, and follows closely upon the recovery of... →
Gem discovers 910 ct diamond
By: Anine Kilian 15th January 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a 910 ct, D colour Type IIa diamond from its Lesotho-based Letšeng mine. The diamond, the largest recovered from the mine, is believed to be the fifth-largest gem-quality diamond ever recovered. →
Gem Diamonds recovers two large diamonds at Letšeng
By: Anine Kilian 8th January 2018 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered two large high-quality D-colour, type IIa diamonds from its 70%-owned Letšeng mine in Lesotho. The recovered diamonds include a 117 ct and a 110 ct diamond. →
Lesotho mine delivers another high-value diamond
15th December 2017 Global diamond producer Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng diamond mine in Lesotho yielded a high-quality 202 ct Type IIa-D colour, the seventh diamond over 100 ct to be recovered this year. The announcement marks the seventh diamond of over 100 ct to be recovered in 2017 from Letšeng. The mine, it is... →
Gem in talks with new potential Ghaghoo buyers
By: Mia Breytenbach 12th December 2017 Aim-listed Gem Diamonds is in discussions with other parties who are interested in acquiring the Ghaghoo mine, in Botswana, after an offer from an undisclosed party to buy the mine was withdrawn. Gem on Tuesday informed shareholders that although the undisclosed party had made an offer in August... →
Mike Brown steps in as Gem Diamonds nonexecutive director
By: Dylan Slater 7th December 2017 Diamond producer Gem Diamonds is set to receive fresh blood as decade-sitting Gavin Beevers will not stand for re-election in 2018 as a nonexecutive director →
Gem unearths 202 ct diamond
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 23rd November 2017 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a high-quality 202 ct, D-colour Type IIa diamond from its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This is the seventh diamond of over 100 ct to be recovered from Letšeng this year. Letšeng is believed to be the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world. →
Lucapa and Equigold deepen relationship
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 21st November 2017 Private Singaporean company Equigold is further increasing its shareholding in Africa-focused Lucapa Diamond Company by converting the last two scheduled quarterly repayments, totalling $3.75-million, into Lucapa shares. The companies in October agreed to enter a $15-million loan facility, which... →
Announcing noteworthy diamond finds keeps market interest high – Paragon International
By: Henry Lazenby 10th November 2017 A review of 61 diamond finds over the past five years, which were significant enough to warrant press releases by the companies that mined them, shows that announcing the diamond finds publicly keeps market interest high, said diamond investment specialist Paragon International Wealth Management... →
Gem Diamonds reports increase in Q3 diamond sales
By: Anine Kilian 31st October 2017 Sales from Aim-listed Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, increased by 19% year-on-year to $48.1-million in the third quarter ended September 30. The company attributed this to improved demand for high-value rough diamonds, which benefited prices. →
‘Material, newsworthy’ diamond finds on the rise – analyst
By: Henry Lazenby 3rd October 2017 There has been a marked increase in the number of publicly reported special diamond finds in recent years, with 61 of 66 press-released diamond finds in the last nine years taking place in the last five years, noted independent diamond industry analyst and consultant Paul Zimnisky in a new report... →
Diamond stocks are crashing this year, but gem prices aren't
By: Bloomberg 2nd October 2017 It’s been a surprisingly ugly year for most diamond companies. Shares of small producers, mainly focused on mines in southern Africa and Canada, have tumbled more than 30 percent during the past year and each company seems to be embroiled in its own mess. →
Gem recovers 115 ct diamond at Letšeng
19th September 2017 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a high-quality 115 ct, D colour Type IIa diamond from its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho. This follows the recovery of five other diamonds of over 100 ct so far this year from the mine. →
Lesotho’s Letšeng mine recovers several 100-ct-plus diamonds, expects trend to continue
By: Ilan Solomons 15th September 2017 The Letšeng diamond mine, in Lesotho, recovered several diamonds larger than 100 ct during the first half of 2017, with LSE-listed diamond miner Gem Diamonds upbeat that this trend will continue for the remainder of the year. These gems include the 114.38 ct Type II, the 126 ct D-colour Type IIa... →
Lesotho’s Letšeng mine recovers several 100-ct-plus diamonds, expects trend to continue
By: Ilan Solomons 15th September 2017 The Letšeng diamond mine, in Lesotho, recovered several diamonds larger than 100 ct during the first half of 2017, with LSE-listed diamond miner Gem Diamonds upbeat that this trend will continue for the remainder of the year. These gems include the 114.38 ct Type II, 126 ct D-colour Type IIa,... →
Alrosa’s Ivanov appointed to Diamond Producers Association board
By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th September 2017 Russian mining giant Alrosa president Sergey Ivanov has been appointed to the board of the Diamond Producers Association (DPA). Founded in 2015, the DPA comprises seven leading diamond producers and aims to promote the industry through the implementation of marketing initiatives. →
Gem mulls Ghaghoo buyout offer; H1 revenues decrease
By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th August 2017 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds, which on Thursday reported lower revenue and earnings for the six months to June 30, is considering an offer from an undisclosed party that is interested in buying its Ghaghoo mine, in Botswana, which was placed on care and maintenance earlier this year. The company in... →
Gem encouraged by recovery of more 100 ct-plus diamonds at Letšeng
By: Creamer Media Reporter 25th July 2017 London-listed Gem Diamonds is encouraged by the improvement in the recovery of diamonds larger than 100 ct at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, during the first half of this year. It recovered four diamonds larger than 100 ct in the six months to June 30, and another in July. →
Gem Diamonds recovers 126 ct diamond from Letšeng
By: Natasha Odendaal 6th July 2017 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds on Thursday unveiled its latest recovery from its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho – a high-quality 126 ct, D-colour Type IIa diamond. This followed the recovery of a high-quality 104.73 ct D-colour Type IIa diamond and a 151.52 ct Type I yellow diamond in June, an exceptional... →
Gem Diamonds recovers two 100 ct plus diamonds from Letšeng
By: Creamer Media Reporter 12th June 2017 LSE-listed Gem Diamonds has recovered a high-quality 104.73 ct D-colour type IIa diamond and a 151.52 ct type I yellow diamond from it Letšeng diamond mine, in Lesotho. This followed the recovery of an exceptional 80.58 ct D-colour type IIa diamond in May, as well as the 98.42 ct and 114 ct... →
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