Rough supply signals shift in balance of power – Insights
Profit is the new turnover in the diamond trade. As retail inventory levels continue to shrink due to recession-driven efficiencies, the trade has had to change its mindset.
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Merlin finds first blue diamond at Australia mine
Merlin Diamonds recovered a 0.124-carat blue diamond at its mine in Australia, which it claims is the first stone of that color to be excavated at the site.
Producers from the DPA, part 5: Lucara and Petra Diamonds, rare diamonds and targeted investments
For this latest edition of gem producers from the DPA, we are heading to Africa, more precisely to African mines, to meet the last two “large” junior gem producers that are DPA partners: Lucara Diamond Corporation and Petra Diamonds Limited.
De Beers slashed rough prices 5% in 2016 Dec 8
De Beers said its rough diamond prices fell 5 percent this year even as the diamond market showed signs of a vast improvement.
ALROSA targets U.S., China for large rough sales
ALROSA announced plans to bring its auctions of “special-size” rough diamonds to New York and Vladivostok, while presenting its 2017 sales program to its contract clients.
ALROSA to rename its trading organizations abroad
Press Release – PJSC ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, has announced the initiation of the procedure to rename its foreign-based trading subsidiaries and affiliates ARCOS.
Rio Tinto u-turns to prioritize damonds
Rio Tinto’s new chief executive officer said he plans to expand the miner’s diamond mining operations, three years after the company considered selling the business.
ALROSA announces sales results for November 2016
Press release – PJSC ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, has announced rough and polished diamond sale results for November 2016.
ALROSA announces sales results for October 2016
PJSC ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, has announced rough and polished diamond sales results for October 2016.
De Beers announces 2017 Sight dates
De Beers released its sales timetable for 2017, maintaining its schedule of 10 sights a year. The company sells approximately 90 percent of its rough supply through its global sightholder sales division
50-carat diamond found at new mine
New York–Mountain Province Diamonds has announced the recovery of a 50.25-carat gem-quality diamond at the Gahcho Kué mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
De Beers rough diamond sales for Cycle 8, 2016
The De Beers Group of Companies today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for the eighth sales cycle of 2016.