Russian diamond major Alrosa has announced that it has started test drilling at the Mir kimberlite pipe, which was partly flooded in 2017, leading to the death of eight workers.
The test drilling forms part of its strategic investment plan to study th…
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Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO) iconic Argyle mine in remote Western Australia, the world’s biggest and the main global source of high-quality pink diamonds, will close…
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De Beers is considering key changes to the way it sells diamonds as frustration mounts among its customers – a supposedly elite group that are now struggling to turn a profit. De Beers has signaled to its handpicked buyers that it may significantly red…
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Diamond miner Lucara Diamond has entered into a collaboration with famous luxury house Louis Vuitton and diamond manufacturer HB Company to manufacture its historic 1 758 ct Sewelô diamond that was recovered from Lucara’s Karowe diamond mine, in Botswa…
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Diamond miner Lucapa’s polishing strategy has achieved its first diamonds from a cutting and polishing partnership.
The ASX-listed company on Tuesday reported that a 36 ct rough diamond recovered from the Mothae mine, in Lesotho, was manufactured into…
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De Beers Group’s diamond brand, Forevermark, unveiled the first boutique in its Next Generation Retail Concept, located within jewellery department store Caibai, in Beijing, China. The newly renovated 100 m2 boutique breaks away from the traditional ac…
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The Carnegie Institution of Washington, which has been doing scientific research for more than a century, filed lawsuits in New York alleging its patents for growing diamonds in a lab are being infringed by some top makers of such gem stones.
The inst…
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Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 117 ct diamond from its Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola.
The ASX-listed company on Thursday said that the gem-quality diamond was the 14th stone of more than 100 ct to be recovered at Lulo to date, a…
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Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 117 ct diamond from its Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola.
The ASX-listed company on Thursday said that the gem-quality diamond was the 14th stone of more than 100 ct to be recovered at Lulo to date, a…
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The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is mourning the passing of Sergey Oulin, who died on December 31, at the age of 69. WFDB president Ernie Blom has, on behalf of the organisation, expressed sadness at the loss of Oulin, who was the preside…
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