ALROSA has announced plans to conduct a design competition to create a concept for resumption of diamond mining at its Mir deposit where mining operations have been halted since a major flooding incident occurred in August. The competition will be open to both Russian and international experts from the scientific community who will be asked […]

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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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Graff Diamonds purchased a fancy intense blue diamond which has been held in a private collection for nearly 30 years, at Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale in London last week, paying a massive £2,685,000. The pear-shaped diamond, which weighs 4.03 carats, was bought by Graff at a price of $853,203 per carat. A Kashmir sapphire single-stone […]

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De Beers’ The Diamond Insight Report 2017 released today says that the year “2016 saw the return of positive trends throughout the diamond pipeline” – an assertion which should bring some cheer to the diamond industry across the board. The report posits a marginal growth for diamond jewellery in 2016. For the first time, a […]

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