Botswana to increase demands of De Beers in next sales agreement
Botswana has put together a negotiating team for talks with De Beers about the sides’ next sales agreement which is set to replace the current agreement which runs out in 2020.
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De Beers rough diamond sales Cycle 9, 2018
Press release – Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said: “As the industry’s focus turns towards the key end of year retail selling season, rough diamond sales continued to be in line with expectation during the ninth cycle of the year.
ALROSA develops expanded environmental program for 2019
Press release – ALROSA experts completed forming the list of environment protection activities for 2019.The main features of the program – protection of atmospheric air and water resources, waste disposal, land protection and rehabilitation – were expanded
Graff unveils first diamonds cut from 1,109-carat stone
After more than a year of detailed analysis, cutting and polishing by a team of experts, Graff Diamonds has begun unveiling the diamonds cleaved from the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona.
Rio Tinto: Argyle Pink diamonds tender delivers record results
Rio Tinto’s 2018 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender collection of 63 rare pink, red and violet diamonds from its Argyle mine in Australia has delivered a record result reflecting strong global demand for fancy colored diamonds, the miner said.
ALROSA October sales of rough and polished diamonds reached $242.8 million
Presse release – ALROSA, the world’s largest diamond miner, announces diamond sales results for October and ten months of 2018.
Prices rise for pink and blue diamonds
Pink and blue fancy-color diamonds saw price increases in the third quarter, while yellows dipped, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).
Petra adds ex-De Beers exec to board
Petra Diamonds has appointed former De Beers executive Varda Shine as a non-executive director in line with a plan to refresh its leadership, the miner said Monday.
ALROSA pilots Tracr platform
Press release – Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain traceability platform being developed by De Beers Group in collaboration with industry stakeholders, is pleased to announce that Alrosa has joined the platform’s pilot programme.
Alrosa pilots GIA’s M2M program
Press release – GIA (Gemological Institute of America) announced today that Alrosa, the world’s largest producer of rough diamonds, is piloting in the Institute’s M2M program.
Gem diamonds unearths 357-carat brown diamond
Gem Diamonds has recovered a 357-carat light brown rough diamond from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, which the company says is the highest dollar-per-carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world.
De Beers rough diamond sales Cycle 8, 2018
De Beers Group today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for the eighth sales cycle of 2018.