FREETOWN (Reuters) - Diamond mining in Sierra Leone, for years a symbol of the worst form of exploitation of Africa's natural resources, is following a global economic trend with miners turning to ...

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's only underground diamond mine has sold its first gems, bringing it a step closer to full-scale production and a stock market listing next year, one of its parent ...

Trade journals and researchers are pitching diamond mines as the next profit-margin leader in mining. I believe it is Bain & Co. in Boston that is betting on reduced mine supply of rough diamonds ...

A pastor in Sierra Leone has unearthed one of the largest uncut diamonds found in the region to date – a 706-carat alluvial diamond. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Officials say a deadly strike at a Sierra Leone diamond mine is now over. Two people were killed in the violence at the mine in Koidu in eastern Sierra Leone, where ...

Sierra Leone diamond exports dipped in volume and value in 2017. The Sierra Leone National Minerals Agency (NMA) reported a 22.51% fall in diamond exports for 2017 versus 2016, with total diamond ...

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 ...