Firestone Diamonds Achieves Higher Recoveries, More Specials from Liqhobong in Jan-Mar 2018
Firestone Diamonds plc which has its operations focused in Lesotho has reported higher rough diamond recoveries with a larger number of special stones (>10.8 cts) at its Liqhobong Diamond Mine during the quarter ended...
De Beers: Pilot Program on Artisanal And Small-Scale Diamond Mining
The De Beers Group has announced that it is preparing to pilot a program called GemFair to create a secure and transparent route to market for ethically-sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds.
GemFair will...
NAJ partners with leading organisations to launch diamond terminology guideline
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) together with eight of the leading diamond industry organisations (AWDC, CIBJO, DPA, GJEPC, IDI, IDMA, WDC and WFDB) has launched a diamond terminology guideline to help encourage full,...
ALROSA Inaugurates Representative Office in BDB, Mumbai
In a warm and intimate ceremony, ALROSA inaugurated its India Representative Office this morning. The newly acquired office is located in Tower AE in the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) Complex in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla...
De Grisogono to Cut Jobs Amid Disappointing Sales
Zurich, Switzerland- Swiss jewelry brand De Grisogono plans to cut as many as 41 jobs as sales of its high-end pieces have disappointed.
According to a recent report from Reuters, the company will eliminate 31...
Irradiated HPHT-Grown Diamonds Might Escape Detection As Synthetics, Says Lab
Hong Kong-based Diamond Services, a developer of technological systems and services for detecting synthetic, imitation and treated diamonds, says research it conducted indicates that High Pressure-High Temperature (HPHT) created diamonds subjected to irradiation treatment...
Lucapa Reports 10% Increase in Production, 1% Rise in Sales in Q1 2018
Lucapa Diamond Company Ltd reported a 10% increase in recovery of diamonds to 4,507 carats in the first quarter of 2018 that ended on March 31 (Q1 2017: 4,098 cts), while releasing its quarterly...
Lucara Recovers a 472 Carat Diamond at Karowe; the Mine’s 3rd Largest to Date
Lucara Diamond Corp.’s 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana has yielded up another large diamond. This one, at 472 carat, is the third largest stone recovered at Karowe, Lucara said. It is a...
Pangolin Diamonds to Buy Mine in Botswana
Toronto- Pangolin Diamonds Corp. announced Monday that it has inked an agreement to buy a majority stake in AK10, a kimberlite pipe in Botswana’s Orapa field.
The Toronto-based mining company said it has signed an...
Sotheby’s Sells 100-Carat Round for Record Per-Carat Price
London--Two months after the Sotheby’s Diamonds retail boutique in London unveiled a 102.34-carat round diamond, it has found a buyer for the stone.
The Type IIa GIA-graded diamond is the largest round, D color, flawless...
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