Rio Tinto Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Diavik Diamond Mine
Mining major Rio Tinto is marking the 20th anniversary of its Diavik diamond mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. The mine, which was discovered during a mineral prospecting rush in the 1990s, has since produced...
Farewell to Zvi Yehuda, Inventor of Sherlock Holmes Machine
Zvi Yehuda, the diamond pioneer who invented the Sherlock Holmes machine and who was behind a string of industry innovations, has died at the age of 86.
He was just 16 when he realized he...
IIGJ Jaipur Hosts Annual Award Function
The Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ) Jaipur held an award function for students of its Postgraduate, Graduate and Diploma Programs in the pink city on 6th May 2023. The chief guest for...
35-ct Lab Grown Breaks GIA Record
GIA has graded its biggest ever lab grown polished diamond, a 34.59-carat emerald-cut stone (G color, VS2 clarity).
The diamond, produced by Ethereal Green Diamond, in India, is more than twice the size of the...
Malabar Opens “World’s Biggest Jewelry Showroom”
Malabar Gold and Diamonds has opened what it claims is the world's largest jewelry showroom, at 110,000sq ft.
The "artistry store" in Cochin, Kerala, is on the site where the group was founded in 1993....
CEPA Revolutionising The India-UAE Gem & Jewellery Industry
Since the enforcement of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 1st May 2022, the Indian gem and jewellery industry has seen significant growth and expansion...
Lockdowns Now Hitting Engagement Sales, says Signet
Signet, the US's biggest jewelry chain with 2,800 outlets, says an "engagement gap" is to blame for falling ring sales.
The Covid pandemic was a passion killer. Relationships that may otherwise have led to 2023...
Zales Launches Rental Scheme for Lab Grown Diamond Jewelry
US jeweler Zales has launched a "fine jewelry rental" scheme for lab grown diamonds.
Customers pay 10 per cent of the retail price to borrow items for weddings or special occasions.
The Zales x Rocksbox program...
Gem Diamonds 13% Revenue Hike in Q1
Gem Diamonds announced a 13 per cent increase in Q1 rough sales from Letseng, in Lesotho, the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world. It raised $36.7m.
The London-listed miner said it...
Tiffany Re-opens Flagship Store as ‘The Landmark’
Tiffany & Co has re-opened its flagship store on Fifth Avenue, New York, after a revamp costing an estimated $500m.
The setting for the iconic Breakfast at Tiffany's movie (1961) has been christened The Landmark.
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