Brazil Minerals Adds Multiple Diamond Kimberlites to Mineral Bank
Brazil Minerals, Inc. has entered into a joint venture with respect to a project area having primary diamond sources that is to be developed by Artemis Diamond Corporation. The area in Brazil spans 92,961...
Jewellery industry commemorates International Women’s Day
Members and organisations within the UK jewellery industry are today celebrating International Women’s Day with several events up and down the country.
International Women’s Day, which is on March 8 every year, commemorates the movement...
INTERVIEW: De Beers sheds light on its move into machine-made diamond jewellery
While De Beers has been busy showcasing its Lightbox Jewellery brand to the trade at the JCK show in Las Vegas, Professional Jeweller managed to catch up with the company’s executive vice-president of corporate...
BlueRock Reports Record Output after Lockdown
British miner BlueRock reports record output since it re-opened Kareevlei, in South Africa, after COVID-19 restrictions were eased.
Production has been averaging almost 2,000 tons a day since 11 May 2020, up almost two-thirds on...
Ressigeac Gems unveils pilot mine-to-market project
Ressigeac Gems Ltd recently collaborated with the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF to launch a mine-to-market initiative aimed at helping increase transparency in the gemstone trade.
The project involves documenting the journey of a coloured gemstone...
“Russian Diamonds Sponsor Killings,” says Ukraine Diplomat
A Ukrainian diplomat is urging consumers not to buy Russian diamonds, because they fund the war in her country.
Liubov Abravitova, who serves as her country's ambassador to South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique, made the...
Lab-Grown Diamond Damage Differs from Mined Stones
Jewelers Mutual has donated seven lab-grown diamonds to the Diamond Durability Laboratory (DDL). The donation is part of a year-long collaboration between the two entities to better understand damaged diamonds - both...
Chow Tai Fook, GIA collaborate on blockchain initiative
Retail giant Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd has teamed up with the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) to use blockchain technology in delivering secure digital diamond grading reports to consumers.
Clients of Chow Tai...
Tracr Appoints New Head to Lead Developments
Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain being developed by De Beers Group in collaboration with industry stakeholders, has named Jim Duffy as general manager to lead the next phase of the platform’s development.
Duffy is...
US “Blocks $26m of India Diamond Payments to Russia”
The US has reportedly blocked $26m of payments made by Indian businesses attempting to buy rough diamonds from Russia.
OFAC, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, is said to have instructed banks in recent months...
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Win Diamonds Grown from Taco Shells
Win a pair of one-carat diamonds that were grown in a lab from taco shells.
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