Chairman of The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Pramod Kumar Agrawal today hosted a meeting with the US Consul General in Mumbai, David J Ranz and other officials of the US Consulate. Sanjay Shah, Convener, DPC and Sabyasachi Ray, ED, both from GJEPC and Mehul Shah, Vice President, Bharat Diamond Bourse, also took […]

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Rio Tinto has announced its Q4 and full-year figures for 2019 with production at both the Argyle and Diavik mines down 8 percent over 2018. The miner said these results were due to lower recovered grade at Argyle, which was partially offset by stronger mining and processing rates. At Diavik, the drop was due to […]

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The slowdown in the trade of rough and polished diamonds that has characterised the better part of the last year, continued in December, according to figures released by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). During the month, the centre exported nearly 12.25 million carats of rough at a value of US$ 980.40 million. This represented […]

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Sewelo – the largest rough diamond discovered since 1905 now belongs to French fashion house and luxury retailer Louis Vuitton. Sewelo – the largest rough diamond discovered since 1905 now belongs to French fashion house and luxury retailer Louis Vuitton. The news created quite a stir in the gems and jewellery industry worldwide since this […]

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ALROSA and Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) signed a number of agreements to finalize a creation of a joint venture for prospect and exploration works for primary diamond deposits in the Republic of Zimbabwe. A shareholder agreement and a JV establishment agreement were signed by Sergey Ivanov, ALROSA CEO, and Killian Ukama, Eng., a Non-Executive […]

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