De Beers reports 46% rise in Q3 rough diamond output
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...
Lucapa Intersects Kimberlite in Four New Targets During Ongoing Drilling Programme at Lulo
Lucapa Diamond Company Limited announced that it has intersected four targets – E3, E4, E6 and G510 – along river tributaries feeding into the priority Mining Block 8 alluvial area at the Lulo diamond...
Historic Donnersmarck Diamonds Go to Auction Next Month
Geneva--Two diamonds once owned by one of the most famous French courtesans of the 19th century will be up for auction next month.
The Donnersmarck Diamonds, a pair of fancy intense yellows consisting of...
Gahcho Kué Production Touches 1.82 Mn Cts in Q3 2017
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announcing production results of the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 reported that the mine “treated approximately 823,000 tonnes of ore through the...
CIBJO Coral Commission Plans Campaign to Clear Misconceptions about Sustainability Issues
A Special Report prepared by CIBJO’s Coral Commission as a basis for discussion at the organisation’s forthcoming Congress that opens in Bangkok on November 5, 2017 has outlined the need for multiple educational campaigns...
De Beers’ Head of Strategy & Corporate Affairs, Gareth Mostyn, to Bid Company Adieu...
De Beers Group announced yesterday that Gareth Mostyn, Executive Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, will be departing from the Company in early 2018. Mostyn will be joining the Church of...
JUNWEX Premium pays tribute to Russian traditions
Russia’s jewellery-making legacy takes centre stage at JUNWEX Premium, a one-of-a-kind jewellery exhibition that showcases the latest works and masterpieces of Russia’s major jewellers.
Scheduled for November 10 to 12 at the Moscow WTC...
IGI Launches the Diamond ID Report, a Compact Evaluation Card
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) recently announced the launch of its “diamond evaluation card – the Diamond ID report”.
The Diamond ID report, unlike other reports doesn’t keep the diamond it pertains to separately...
Jewellery industry director disqualified for six years
Gary Wright, the boss of a collapsed Hertfordshire-based jewellery and watch wholesale business, has been banned from acting as a company director after failing to provide adequate company records and treating HM Revenue &...
Firestone Sells 195,330 Cts for US$ 13.5 Mn in Q1 FY2018
Firestone Diamonds plc in its update on operations at its Liqhobong Diamond Mine for the quarter ended 30 September 2017 (Q1 of the Company's FY 2018) reported that the plant at the mine was...
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