Tantalum: A Bloody Future?
First there were "blood diamonds," the gems that fuelled conflict and human rights abuses in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Then there was "conflict cocoa," the chocolate source that is harvested by...
View ArticleHistoric verdict: Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor guilty of war crimes...
Liberian ex-president, Charles Taylor, was convicted today of war crimes for arming Sierra Leone's rebels in return for blood diamonds during the 1991-2002 civil war by a United Nations-backed court....
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Should the blood diamond concept be applied to other minerals?
Go to our Facebook page and let us know if you think the blood diamond concept should be applied to other minerals. Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor was convicted today of war crimes for arming...
View ArticleKimberley Process executive calls to redefine concept of conflict diamond
Kimberley Process leader Gillian Milovanovic has proposed a new definition of conflict diamonds to include acts of violence during his presentation at the opening of the 8th World Diamond Council (WDC)...
View ArticleSEC sets new ‘conflict minerals’ rules
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) set a new set of rules Wednesday related to the so-called “conflict minerals.” The new rules compel U.S. companies to release whether they purchase...
View ArticleLiberia tells the UN it lacks funds to fight blood diamonds
Liberia's questioned commitment to the diamond industry’s efforts to prevent blood gems trade has driven the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to threaten with cutting the program, but...
View ArticleWife testifies at diamond dealer’s disappearance inquest
The wife of an Australian businessman, who vanished nine years ago while negotiating a million dollar diamond deal, testified Tuesday about why she didn’t report her husband’s disappearance to police...
View ArticleDiamond supply crunch on its way — analysts
Global production of diamonds reached 124 million carats last year and, according Bain & Company consultants, 13 new mines should be adding 23 million carats by the end of 2012. But Money Week’s...
View ArticleConflict diamond new definition not likely to see the light this year
The official definition of conflict diamond, as outlined by the Kimberley Process (KP), isn't likely to change at the next week’s industry plenary in Washington D.C., the head of the certification...
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INFOGRAPHIC: The truth about conflict diamonds
According to data from the Kimberley Process, the international watchdog set up to stop the trade of conflict diamonds, these gems account today for less than 1% of the total traded worldwide. Yet...
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Ivory Coast wants UN diamond export ban lifted
The West African nation is the only country still under UN Security Council ban on diamond sales. Ivory Coast will demand the United Nations to lift an ongoing ban on its diamond exports next month, as...
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'Blood diamond' monitoring to remain focus on conflict-torn regions
The newly elected president of the World Diamond Council, Edward Asscher, put a chill Tuesday on the movement to expand the scope of the Kimberley Process and so cover general human rights abuses,...
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INFOGRAPHIC: How to ensure your diamond is conflict free
Jeff Gear, the owner of Gear Jewellers Dublin, submitted the following infographic to guide buyers, especially during the holidays season. The post INFOGRAPHIC: How to ensure your diamond is conflict...
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SEC tells Oxfam revision of Dodd-Frank rule on mining payments ‘not possible’...
Activists in front of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) building in 2012 (Image provided). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), current subject of a lawsuit by Oxfam America...
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This plant may be the best diamond-finding tool you’ll ever have
(Image by TaiChesco | Shutterstock.com) While money doesn’t grow on trees, diamonds might do. Literally. That seems to be the conclusion of a study conducted in Liberia by a scientist at Florida...
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Spanish police arrest American-Belgian man on ‘blood diamond’ charges
The diamond-mining Kono district was once dominated by rebels who used civilians as slaves. (Image from WikiMedia Commons) An American-Belgian citizen has become the first businessman ever arrested for...
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