The Popigai reserves are enough to keep the planet in diamonds for 3,000 years.

Diamonds of Yakutia found a fake gem - and the real $107,000 jewel vanished. 

Fyodor Andreev leaves Alrosa, based in the Sakha Republic.

Current president of Sakha-based company leaves after 'difficult' relationship with senior officials in Moscow.

But there are questions over privatisation of mining giant Alrosa, the world's largest producer.

Secret KGB documents and a book by ex-FSB colonel kickstart 100 year old search for missing Romanov treasures and valuables.

At least 138 miners brought safely to surface of Alrosa's Mir complex with hopes of getting remaining men out alive.

Gems and precious metals rain over Russia’s coldest region as police and secret services stage emergency search.

Confused plants bloom in Sayano-Shushenskiy reserve in Central Siberia, strawberry ripen in the Far East of Russia.