Brazil dam collapse: 10 bodies found and hundreds missing
Chance of finding survivors ‘minimal’ after tailings dam at iron ore mine bursts Ten bodies have been found and more than 400 people are...
The Peace Diamond's Moment to Shine
The Quest for a Moral Diamond The Peace Diamond, and the miner who found it, are at the center of a new push to redeem African diamond...
Diamonds Aren't A Bank's Best Friend
Standard Chartered thought it would be great to expand a unit making loans secured by the jewels. Now it wants out Sep 11, 2017 Franz...
Better Diamond Initiative Newsletter June 2017
BDI NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2017 We bring you the round-up of latest news, events, trends and developments in the diamond and jewelry industry...
BEYOND BLOODSTAINED GEMS: NEW SCIENCE AND STANDARDS
BEYOND BLOODSTAINED GEMS: NEW SCIENCE AND STANDARDS By Hazel Henderson © 2015 The best way to ensure that your diamond is not...
Corruption soils Afghanistan's bright blue treasure
When David Cameron described Afghanistan to the Queen as "fantastically corrupt" over drinks at Buckingham Palace in April it was widely...
Time To Phase Out Cruel, Polluting Gem Mining Worldwide
The mining and selling of “blood diamonds” has been targeted by campaigners for decades and subject to many UN Resolutions addressing...
The global extraction industry has become hallmarked by plundering, violence and political corruptio
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Whether it's Mexico's gold or Zimbabwe's diamonds, mining is riven with violence and bus
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