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The Argyle diamond mine is located on the traditional country of the Miriwoong, Gija, Malgnin and Wularr people in Western Australia. We acknowledge the Dawang / Daam groups who are the Traditional Owners of the Barramundi Dreaming – the Tiltuwam, Mandangala, Yunurr / Yalangga, Neminuwarlin, Balaburr, Bilbildjing and Upper Jimbila people.
Argyle was one of the world’s largest producers of diamonds and the largest supplier of natural coloured diamonds – including white, yellow, brown, blue, violet and the rare and the highly-coveted Argyle pink and red diamonds. Mining ceased at Argyle in November 2020, after 37 years of operation. We are committed to respectfully closing and rehabilitating the mine and returning the land to its traditional custodians.
Argyle Pink Diamonds™ will fund a unique partnership with West Australian Ballet, Australia’s oldest ballet company. Known as the Rare Gem partnership, this collaboration provides a 12-month scholarship within West Australian Ballet’s Young Artists Program, enabling them to continue to develop and gain valuable experience on the stage, and dedicated mentorship, readying them for a profession
PERTH, Australia -- Rio Tinto’s second Beyond Rare™ Tender: The Art Series 02 has delivered a strong result, reflecting the extraordinary rarity and unique provenance of the collection, together with the ongoing appeal for truly scarce natural fancy coloured diamonds.Titled Colour Awakened, the collection comprises 76 diamonds in 48 lots, including legacy inventory of pink, red and violet diamonds
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has launched its 2024 Beyond Rare™ Tender, the second in its Art Series offering, showcasing 48 lots of extraordinarily rare masterpieces of nature from its diamonds business. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241002558737/en/The 2024 Rio Tinto Argyle Tender Art Series Collection (Pho
The Argyle Diamond Mine worked with the local community throughout 37 years of operation, contributing to employment and social investment opportunities. Now in closure, we are working hard with the community to develop a shared understanding of mine closure from a technical, environmental and social perspective.
Located in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, the former Argyle diamond mine was located at Barramundi Gap, a cultural landscape associated with the Ngarranggarni Dreaming – a creation story about how the area’s geography was formed. Barramundi Gap is one of the most culturally significant sites belonging to the Miriwoong and Gija people. At Argyle, we recognise the deep spiritual and cultural significance of the land and respect the cultural heritage of the Traditional Owners and local Indigenous people. Traditional Owners welcome workers and visitors to site through a Manthe ceremony, conferring safe passage through traditional lands. This welcome is also a formal component of our Health and Safety induction at Argyle. The Argyle Participation Agreement is the formal mechanism to ensure that cultural heritage is protected. In addition, every year, a Traditional Owner annual tour is held on site, during which Traditional Owners have the opportunity to visit and discuss any part of the mine where cultural heritage issues are present, including caves, rehabilitation sites and water sources.
The Argyle mining lease area is on the traditional country of the Miriwoong, Gija, Malgnin and Wularr peoples. In 2005, following several years of relationship building and negotiation, the Argyle Participation Agreement was registered as an Indigenous Land Use Agreement, superseding the 20-year-old Good Neighbour Agreement and acknowledging Traditional Owners as the custodians of Country and the Traditional Owners, in turn, recognising Rio Tinto’s right to mine at Argyle. In 2022, Stage One of the Mine Closure Agreement was signed between Rio Tinto and the Traditional Owners, providing a financial contribution to the Traditional Owners to assist to mitigate the impacts of the Argyle mine closure.
Argyle Pink Diamonds™ are highly coveted as the world's most sought-after diamonds. While operating, the Argyle Diamond Mine produced more than 865 carats of rough diamonds – including more than 90% of the world's pink diamond supply, which were sold in a range of colour grades and sizes to an international customer base. When the Argyle Diamond Mine ceased mining in 2020, we retained the Argyle Pink Diamond brand and continue to carefully place the last of the mine’s precious cache of rare diamonds, as well as undertaking a number of other activities as custodian of the precious legacy of Australia’s finest luxury export.
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Level 16, Central Park 152-158 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000, Australia
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