A 0.64-carat fancy diamond was found to have a synthetic coating The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that in its recent examination of a 0.64-carat fancy greyish-greenish-blue cushion modified brilliant-cut diamond, it found a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) layer grown on top of it. The composite was found to be “consisting of a […]

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ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company and its partners have announced the recovery of a 130-carat gem quality diamond from the Lulo diamond project in Angola. The 130-carat diamond is the 13th +100 carat diamond recovered to date and the second recovered so far in 2019. This recovery, together with the continued recovery of other large special […]

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The Australian Financial Review reported that according to filings with the Australian Securities and Exchange Commission (ASIC), that profits generated in 2018 by Rio Tinto’s diamond mine Argyle rose to their highest levels in a decade. The Argyle diamond mine, which is scheduled to close in 2020, registered $370.6 million in revenue which was 26 […]

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Surat Diamond Association (SDA) is all set to organise the second Carats Surat Diamond Expo in the city. Carats, is essentially a B2B exhibition that is opening up new roads for the diamond merchants to connect and network, with the big sellers. The jewellers and the manufacturers are always on a lookout for reasonable rates […]

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Polished diamond fair to take place ahead of Diwali festival The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai, India, has announced it will host the 2019 Bharat Diamond Week (BDW) from 14 to16 October, just ahead of the Diwali festival. The BDB said it aims to build on the huge success of the two Bharat Diamond […]

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ALROSA (MICEX-RTS: ALRS), the world’s leading diamond mining company, hosted its Capital Markets Day in London today. The Company’s management has shared market insights and provided an update on ALROSA’s strategic development. Enhance sustainable development and safety at the workplace. Focus on responsible mining Safety in the workplace continues to be ALROSA’s key priority. Though […]

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Star Diamond Corporation recently conducted a major study to find out how abundant was the occurrence of Type IIa diamonds in the diamond parcels recovered from the Star and Orion South Kimberlites located within the Corporation’s Star-Orion South Diamond Project, in the Fort à la Corne diamond district of central Saskatchewan, Canada. “This study confirms […]

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Last year was a momentous one for Africa-focused Gem Diamonds (LON: GEMD), as it recovered a record number of huge precious stones from its flagship Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the world’s highest-dollar-per-carat diamond mine. In Q4 2018, the company recovered three of the 15 diamonds over 100 carats — a new record for the London-based […]

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Washington – There’s a load of bling buried in the Earth. More than a quadrillion tons of diamonds to be exact – or one thousand times more than one trillion – US researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reported this week. But don’t expect a diamond rush. These naturally occurring precious minerals are […]

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The Dubai Diamond Conference 2017 got off to a strong start with a sparkling line-up of diamond industry stalwarts speaking and sharing insights at various sessions including panel discussions. The theme of this, the third edition of the biennial two-day conference was ‘Shaping the future of an interconnected marketplace’. The Conference was inaugurated by His […]

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