Lucapa says 204 carat diamond recovered at Mothae mine in Lesotho
Lucapa Diamond Company yesterday announced the recovery of a 204 carat diamond from the Mothae mine in[…]
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[…]
‘The Rock,’ the largest white diamond ever auctioned, sells for $21.9 million
he largest white diamond to ever come up for auction has been sold for $21.9 million USD[…]
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[…]
Luck Shines On Madhya Pradesh Farmer As He Mines Almost 12 Carat Diamond
A farmer in Madhya Pradesh had a great stroke of luck as he stumbled upon a 11.88[…]
Sotheby’s Rakes In $57.5M for De Beers Blue
A record blue diamond co-owned by De Beers far outstripped its presale estimate in a stand-alone sale[…]
De Beers goes back into Angola after the country radically improves its investment legislation
De Beers is to start diamond exploration in Angola later this year after signing two mineral investment[…]
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[…]