Country overtook Botswana in 2023.
Revenue down 0.7% in first half, when higher-value gift-buying mostly offset weak overall demand.
Shipments grew 4.1% in January.
Miner sold 549-carat Sethunya and 1,080-carat Eva Star diamonds for $54 million in 2024.
Lucapa processed stockpiled gravel and tailings during closure so output for the period would not decline.
Revenue down 37% in 2024 amid weak global market.
Move puts miner’s recoverable amount at $4.1 billion.
Country revokes 15% levy it reinstated only last month.
David Bonaparte reflects on some of the industry’s most pressing issues.
He will serve a two-year term, after which Shaunak Parikh will take over the role.
This nonprofit works to improve living and working conditions for communities that mine and cut colored stones.