Alrosa appoints heads of polishing division
Russian diamond miner Alrosa has appointed Pavel Vinikhin as director of Diamonds Alrosa, the group’s cutting and polishing division.
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Alrosa unearths two large diamonds
Alrosa discovered two extraordinarily large rough diamonds this month at its processing plants in the Russian republic of Yakutia, the company reported.
ALROSA sells rough and polished diamonds worth USD 365 million in June
Press release – Moscow – ALROSA Group, the world leader in diamond production, announces diamond sales results for June and the first six months of 2017.
Dubai Diamond Exchange announces biennial conference taking place in October
The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) has announced the third edition of its biennial two-day Dubai Diamond Conference 2017, with the theme ‘Destination Next – Shaping the future of an interconnected marketplace’.
Alrosa mulls raising production target
Alrosa may increase its sales and production forecasts for this year following strong rough-diamond demand in the first five months, particularly from Indian buyers, the company said.
Angola’s diamond reserves estimated at 1 billion carats
Angola has diamond reserves of one billion carats, according to geological research carried out over the last five years by ALROSA, a local news agency reported.
Diamond production value down in 2016
Global rough-diamond production fell by value for the second consecutive year as output declined in the two largest producer countries, according to data the Kimberley Process (KP) released Tuesday.
World Diamond Council President resigns
Andrey Polyakov, a member of the international diamond community who was a high-ranking executive at Alrosa and the current president of the World Diamond Council, has vacated both posts.
De Beers rough diamond sales for Cycle 5, 2017
De Beers Group today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for the fifth sales cycle of 2017.
World’s largest diamond ship sets sail in Namibia
De Beers launched the world’s largest diamond-exploration ship on Thursday, as it looks to Namibian waters to maintain production levels.
Alrosa sales rebound to $472M in May
Alrosa’s diamond revenues for May jumped 33% year on year to $472.1 million, the Russian miner reported last week.
Letšeng bears two diamonds over 100cts
Gem Diamonds has recovered two rough diamonds larger than 100 carats at its Letšeng project in Lesotho amid a shift to a more lucrative section of the mine, the company said Monday.