The Argyle Diamond Mine in the remote east Kimberley region of Western Australia is scheduled to close by the end of 2020 following nearly forty years of production. “One Lifetime, One Encounter” is an auction event, offering a collection of the rarest diamonds extracted there over a year’s production. A traveling tender Adjusting to restrictions caused by […]

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Rio Tinto has provided a virtual preview of rare Argyle pink, red, violet and blue diamonds from its iconic diamond mine, in one of the very last offerings to an exclusive group of collectors, diamond connoisseurs and luxury jewellery houses. The 2020 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, a collection of the rarest diamonds from a year’s […]

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Rio Tinto, 100 percent owner of the Argyle diamond mine in Australia and the operator and 60 percent owner of the Diavik diamond mine in Canada, has put in place extensive controls through a combination of testing, screening, sanitizing and social distancing, that have allowed it to continue to safely operate through the pandemic. Both […]

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Diamond explorer Botswana Diamonds PLC has announced the recovery of the first diamonds from diamond-bearing gravels and unprocessed stockpiles surrounding the Marsfontein Mine. The stockpiles are believed to contain commercial-grade diamonds. “I am delighted with the rapid progress the team has made on-site and it is noteworthy that the first diamonds were recovered within two […]

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Demand and prices for the wider market have fallen as concerns mount about the world economy, and laboratory-grown gems have added to supply. Colored or particularly large diamonds, however, have held value, especially pink diamonds, 90% of which are produced by Argyle. That mine, the world’s biggest in carat terms, is expected to cease production […]

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