Gem Diamonds unearths 125-carat diamond in Lesotho
Africa-focused Gem Diamonds has found a 125 carat rough stone at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the[…]
Botswana sees Russian diamond ban opening door to synthetic gems
Botswana, Africa’s top diamond producer, sees a prolonged ban on Russian diamonds opening the way for synthetic[…]
Diamond prices are spiking and even De Beers can’t fill the gap
Prices are surging in some corners of the rough-diamond market, as sanctions on one of the world’s[…]
Gem Diamonds’ Revenue Rises in Q1 2022
Gem Diamonds’ revenue in Q1 2022 (ending March 2022) has gone up 4% quarter-on-quarter and 19% year-on-year[…]
Star Diamond confirms Type IIa high value diamonds at Orion North, Taurus kimberlites
Star Diamond has completed a study into the abundance of Type IIa diamonds in parcels recovered from[…]
Russia says it may buy diamonds from sanctions-hit Alrosa
Russia may buy an as yet undetermined amount of rough diamonds from sanctions-hit producer Alrosa through its[…]
Alrosa roughs are not ‘conflict diamonds’, says India
Exports of rough diamonds from Russia’s state-owned Alrosa mines have resumed to India, although tensions remain high[…]
Gaborone meeting unlikely to blacklist Russian diamonds
Analysts expect that the June meeting of the global diamond industry scheduled for Gaborone will not result[…]
Christie’s to Sell the Red Cross Diamond
One of the world’s largest yellow diamonds weighing 205.7 ct and known as the Red Cross Diamond[…]
World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions
Alrosa, the world’s top diamond producer by output, has been hit by fresh sanctions imposed by the[…]