Zimbabwe: Central Bank Goes Mining

A MINING joint-venture deal which turned sour has exposed how the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been involved in the extraction and processing of diamonds and gold in the Midlands, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal.

Oldest Continents Depend On Water From Earth's Mantle

Earth today is one of the most active planets in the Solar System, and was probably even more so during the early stages of its life. Thanks to the plate tectonics that continue to shape our planet's surface, remnants of crust from Earth's formative years are rare, but not impossible to find. A paper published in Nature Sept. 2 examines how some ancient rocks have resisted being recycled into ...

5 Reasons to Skip the Diamond Engagement Ring

The fact that some diamonds fund violence is only the beginning.

Water in Earth's mantle key to survival of oldest continents

Earth today is one of the most active planets in the Solar System, and was probably even more so during the early stages of its life. Thanks to the plate tectonics that continue to shape our planet's surface, remnants of crust from Earth's formative years are rare, but not impossible to find. A new paper examines how some ancient rocks have resisted being recycled into Earth's convecting interior.

New Online Video Service to Help Consumer Purchase Loose Diamonds

Created-Diamonds.com, an online source for man made diamonds, gives the possibility of viewing its collection of loose lab grown diamond gems from various perspectives by offering HD videos of each individual stone.