Wealthy Russian investors are increasingly purchasing investment-grade diamonds, with demand for polished stones rising by 60% in 2023, according to…
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Mining has resumed at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine in Angola following the peaceful resolution of an 18-day blockade by…
Petra Diamonds has announced plans to retrench approximately 200 employees at its Cullinan and Finsch mines in South Africa. The…
Céline Assimon will leave her role as CEO of De Beers Jewellers at the end of the month, the company…
Pomellato has announced French-Italian actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as its new global ambassador.Best known for her role as Sylvie Grateau in…
A recent study has revealed that Early Iron Age jewellery discovered in southern Poland contains iron sourced from a meteorite. The…
A London High Court ruling has dismissed a legal claim by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, the chief executive…
Namibia Desert Diamonds (Namdia) has suspended its CEO, chief operations officer, and head of security following a high-profile armed robbery…
Lucara Diamond Corp has sold two diamonds recovered from its Karowe mine in Botswana for a total of $54 million. The…
The diamond market saw subdued trading in January, with mixed reports on holiday sales, according to Rapaport. While demand remained…
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has launched a series of reports on the natural diamond industry, covering market trends, origins,…
Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS) will expand its operations into South Africa with the opening of a new diamond tender…
Angola’s state-owned diamond company, Endiama, has signed a mining investment agreement with N’Dumba, a subsidiary of the Jean Boulle Group,…
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) USA has introduced GemPass, a new bundled certification package for coloured gemstones, at the AGTA…
India has become the world’s largest consumer of gold jewellery, surpassing China with total consumption of 563.4 tonnes in 2024.…
Mastercard will remove the 16-digit card number from credit and debit cards by 2030, replacing it with tokenisation and biometric…
The Indian government has removed import duties on seeds used in lab-grown diamond production and lowered tariffs on certain precious…
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has completed its 100th field gemmology expedition with the landmark trip taking GIA researchers…
Swiss watch exports fell by 2.8% in 2024, with total shipments amounting to CHF 25.99 billion, primarily due to weaker…
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that Executive Director Melanie Grant is stepping down after two years in the…
De Beers Group and the Government of Botswana have concluded negotiations on a new 10-year sales agreement for rough diamonds…
South Africa-based diamond mining company Diamcor Mining has secured an investment from an undisclosed Dubai-based diamond manufacturer to advance its…
The prices of fancy-colour diamonds fell by 2.2% in 2024, reflecting a slowdown in the luxury sector and broader economic…
De Beers has announced Letsile Tebogo, Botswana’s first Olympic gold medallist and the 2024 World Athletics Male Athlete of the…
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced the launch of “Moments,” a global social media campaign highlighting the…
Jemora Gemhouse, a new auction house specialising in rare and high-value polished coloured gemstones, has been unveiled in Dubai. The platform…
Key stakeholders in diamond cutting, polishing, and manufacturing in Lesotho have banded together to create the Lesotho Diamond Manufacturers Association…
Pandora has been named one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world by Corporate Knights at the World…
A significant armed robbery occurred at Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) on Saturday evening, resulting in the death of the company’s…
India’s polished diamond export sector showed some signs of stabilisation in December 2024, according to data from the Gems and…