De Beers Profit -44%
De Beers groups sales declined 14%as earnings fell to $386 million in the first half of 2012,[…]
Zimbabwe Govt okays total control of diamond mines
Zimbabwe plans to enforce a 100% ownership of diamonds, among a raft of measures designed to leverage[…]
CIBJO President addresses the ECOSOC High Level Segment
CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has addressed the annual High Level Segment of the Economic and Social[…]
Anglo – De Beers deal clears first hurdle
Oppenheimer family’s 40% stake in De Beers has been approved by the Department of Mineral Resources The[…]
Rough diamond prices to remain under pressure.
The rough diamond market is in a difficult phase, with slowing diamond sales, falling prices and continued[…]
Diamonds go on display to mark Queen’s Jubilee
The exhibition features some of the most spectacular pieces from the monarch’s private collection. The exhibition[…]
European Union diplomats are touring the controversial Marange diamond fields.
REVENUE FROM DIAMONDS IS SET TO CONTRIBUTE US$600 MILLION TO FISCUS THIS YEAR. The diplomats will visit[…]
DCLA updates Diamond Colour Master Set
DCLA is updating several master colour grading stones from the Official IDC Master Set. The current diamond[…]
Trade Warning Issued
Large volumes of undisclosed man-made diamonds are believed to have entered the market after several hundred stones[…]
No Credit, No Cry
A hot-button topic in today's diamond industry is the practice of extending credit to customers.