De Beers Diamond Production Up 21% in H1, Sales Rise 9%
Diamond production at De Beers increased 21% year-on-year to 16.1 million carats for the six months ended June 30, 2017, mining conglomerate Anglo American plc said in its latest production report. Last year the...
Alrosa Finds Two Large Diamonds
Alrosa has found two substantial diamonds in the last week from its mines in Yakutia—one 110 cts., the other 75.31 cts. (pictured).
Both rough diamonds are considered gem-quality octahedron crystals with small inclusions. One has...
India’s Polished Diamond Exports Up 7.5% in June
Exports of cut and polished diamonds from India were US$ 1.98 billion in June 2017, a rise of 7.47% as compared to the US$ 1.84 bn in the same month a year earlier, according...
ALROSA’s Supervisory Board Gets New Chairman
Anton Siluanov, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation has been voted in as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board by members of the board, ALROSA announced on Friday.
Additionally, Yegor...
Govt Issues Clarification: No GST on Resale of Old Gold Jewellery by Individuals
The Ministry of Finance, Government of India has issued a further clarification that sale of old jewellery by an individual to a jeweller will not make the latter liable to pay tax under the...
HRD Antwerp Reports a Case of Polished Topaz Imitating Rough Diamonds
HRD Antwerp has reported that two large, near-colourless rough stones weighing 50.08 and 38.18 ct that were believed to be diamonds and were submitted to its research department to determine their quality, were actually...
Jeweller gives tanzanite pieces a contemporary twist
US-based jewellery retailer Diamonds International is offering a collection of classic tanzanite jewellery with a modern twist through its exclusive brand, Safi Kilima Tanzanite.
The Wow Collection features a classic tennis bracelet and a necklace,...
WDC Reiterates its Commitment to Prevent Trade of Conflict Diamonds in CAR
The World Diamond Council (WDC), in a recent announcement reiterated its commitment to the Central African Republic (CAR) in its endeavour to prevent the trade of conflict diamonds from its territory. “The WDC supports...
Common Facility Centre Inaugurated in Palanpur, Gujarat
The Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry (C&I), Government of India (GoI), Smt Nirmala Sitharaman today inaugurated a Common Facility Centre (CFC) – the Ratna Abhushan Suvidha Kendra, Palanpur. The...
Antwerp’s Rough Diamond Trade Strong in June; Volumes Up Significantly
Antwerp’s trade in rough diamonds followed the trend seen last month, with exports and imports rising strongly year-on-year in volume terms, though the rise in value terms was smaller, according to figures released by...
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