A vast mechanical monster rises from the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia, leaving a huge swell in its wake as seawater pours off its surface. The 285-tonne giant, dubbed "the butcher" by its...
Pop diva Beyonce unveiled her newborn twins to the world early Friday, posting a glamorous photo on Instagram and announcing their names. "Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today," reads the caption on the...
Diamonds are making a comeback in America as more millennials fall for crystals long associated with "eternal" love. US diamond demand hit $40 billion in 2016, up 4.4 percent from the prior year and...
The career of Australia's most decorated shooter Michael Diamond appears to have come to an end after a court found him guilty of firearms and drink-driving offences, and banned him from holding a...
In the lush hills of eastern DR Congo, where the trade in rare minerals has long fed unrest, miners complain that recent US rules against "conflict minerals" have bitten into their meagre income....
A mining company in Burma called in the army after 10,000 'scavengers' were accused of trying to steal a huge jade boulder, it has emerged. Police are hunting five people who discovered the 8.7-ton...
Police are hunting five gem scavengers who discovered a huge jade boulder at a mine in northern Myanmar after a senior regulatory official accused them of leading an attempt to steal it. The...
The 2016 edition of Celestine Donkor’s Celestial Praiz, is scheduled to take place at the Perez Dome on Monday May 1. The annual event is expected to draw worshippers much closer to God. In...
Steve Crown from Nigeria and Mkhululi Bhekeke are performing this year Gospel musician Celestine Donkor on the 1st of May will organise the sixth edition of her annual Celestial Praiz. This year's...
Sources say four bidders have so far expressed interest in the stone found by a Christian pastor Sierra Leone has called off tomorrow's scheduled auction of the 709-carat diamond - the world's...
A rare diamond known as the Pink Star has been sold in Hong Kong for more than $71m (£57m), setting a new world record for any gemstone at auction. The oval-shaped 59.6 carat stone was bought after...
The stakes are high in Montepuez where the discovery of rubies has led to violence among miners that has turned the northern town into what some describe as Mozambique's own version of the Wild West....
Evangelical preacher Emmanuel Momoh prayed for five years that he would discover the diamond he needed to pull his family out of poverty in eastern Sierra Leone. The 39-year-old pastor obtained his...
A research to assess the effect of excessive use of mercury in gold extraction on artisanal miners and residents of mining communities in Ghana is currently underway. The miners are said to be...
The daughter of Rev. Angel Obinim and failed Member of Parliament for the Trobu constituency in the Greater Accra region, Diamond Appiah has advised her followers to avoid bleaching their skin like...
A diamond that "everyone was scared to sell": More than a month after French police arrested the suspected robbers of TV star Kim Kardashian, investigators are piecing together what happened -- they...
A replica of Russian Queen Catherine the Great's imperial crown stole the show at this week's Israeli diamond market in Ramat Gan, as the industry eyes a recovery. Set with 11,352 diamonds, Catherine...
China’s decision to seek investment options in Africa and Latin America will lead to the massive growth highly expected of Ghana’s mining sector this year. The development will come on the back...
Expansion projects in the mining sector pushed the country’s gold production to 2,931,131 million ounces in the first nine months of last year, official data from the Minerals Commission has shown....
A few weeks ago, controversial comedian and radio personality, Afia Schwarzenegger got married in South Africa. Her marriage was greeted with a host of controversy with some of her critics saying she...
