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 31 March 2018 (Q3 FY 2018). A 6.6% increase over the previous quarter (Q2) took carats recovered to 192,604 carats, with […]

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Indian news outlets Mumbai Mirror and Times of India reported on Friday that two of Mumbai’s leading diamond exporters and manufacturers—Interjewels Pvt Ltd and Ankur Diamonds—are in dire financial straits. We’re still gathering details on this story as reported (updates may follow), but what’s clear is that the two companies have amassed—and subsequently defaulted on—debts in the hundreds of millions of […]

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A 4.03 fancy intense blue diamond will be one of the headline items among the 188 lots that will be put up for sale at the Bonhams London Fine Jewellery Sale on September 20, 2017. The diamond, with an estimated price between £1,200,000-1,500,000 is pear-shaped and has been in a UK private collection for over […]

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