Namibia’s diamond production increased by more than two thirds (67.2 per cent) following the launch of its latest diamond recovery vessel. Second quarter figures for the second quarter of 2022 were 565,000 carats, up from 338,000 in Q2 last year. Debmarine, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers Group and the Government of Namibia, began […]

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De Beers Group is launching the Tracr™ blockchain platform at scale for its diamond production. Tracr™ is the world’s only distributed diamond blockchain that starts at the source and provides tamper-proof source assurance at scale, enabling Sightholders to provide an immutable record of a diamond’s provenance, and empowering jewellery retailers to have confidence in the […]

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ALROSA, a global leader in diamond production, reports its Q4 2019 diamond production of 8.8 m carats and sales of 8.2 m carats. Sales of rough and polished diamonds went up to $916 m. Q4 diamond production seasonally declined by 27% q-o-q to 8.8 m cts. A 15% y-o-y reduction was due to lower production […]

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ALROSA, the world leader in diamond production, announces diamond sales results for November and eleven months of 2018. In November, ALROSA Group sold $274.0 million worth of rough and polished diamonds (-18% YoY). Rough diamond sales in terms of value amounted to $266.6 million, polished diamond sales -$7.4 million. ALROSA’s total diamond sales in January-November […]

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The De Beers Group reported a 46 percent increase in rough diamond production to 9.2 million carats during the third quarter of 2017, reflecting stable trading conditions as well as the contribution from the ramp-up of Gahcho Kué in Canada. According to De Beers, the figure is in line with a higher production forecast for […]

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