Record 108-ct Pink Diamond Recovered in Lesotho
Storm Mountain Diamonds (SMD) has recovered the biggest ever pink diamond by far from its Kao mine, in Lesotho.
The 108.39-carat Type IIa fancy intense pink stone is more than twice the weight of the...
9th AEC Gem & Jewelry President’s Summit 2020 Postponed to May
The 9th AEC Gems & Jewelry Presidents’ Summit originally scheduled to be held on March 3 in Hong Kong has been postponed to May 19, the organisers, Hong Kong Jewellery & Jade Manufacturers Association,...
Sanctioned Alrosa Buys a Gold Mine
Sanctioned Russian diamond miner Alrosa has concluded the purchase of a gold mine in the far east of the country and will invest $276m developing it.
The move comes seven months after the G7 and...
The 64th Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair Welcomed More Foreign Buyers Generating 70 Million...
Miss Banjongjitt Angsusingh, Director General of the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) revealed that the 64th Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair organized by the DITP, Ministry of Commerce on September 10-14, 2019 at...
GJEPC Welcomes GST Council’s Decision Harmonising GST rates for Import of Rough Diamonds
The GJEPC has welcomed the decision of the GST Council to harmonise rates for import of rough diamonds across all HS Codes, thus reducing the GST on the industrial and unsorted diamonds category from...
Researchers learn to produce borophene on a gold surface
Scientists from Rice University, Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University discovered that when heated in a furnace and place on a gold surface, boron atoms dissolve into a bath of gold and when the...
Towards a Better Diamond Classification: AWDC, CIBJO Sign MOU with Russia
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation “to facilitate the implementation...
Petra Sells $128m of Rough amid “Robust” Demand
Petra Diamonds sold $128.3m of rough during its third tender cycle of its financial year, up almost a quarter year-on-year.
It said like-for-like rough diamond prices had increased by about 16 per cent in the...
Piece of the Week: Coomi’s Antiquity Buddha Hand Ring
New York--When the end of the week comes and it feels like there’s still everything to be done, take a step back and breathe deep to power through the rest of the day.
Coomi’s Antiquity...
Abaran Timeless Jewellery launches its new store in Bangalore
Abaran Timeless Jewellery, one of the finest jewellery houses in the country, today opened the doors for a new store at Residency Cross Road, Bangalore. The store was inaugurated at 10AM by Padma Shri...
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