January 16, 2019 MineHub and IBM to introduce global mining and metals supply chain solution with blockchain The first use case will manage concentrate from Goldcorp’s Penasquito mine in Mexico.
January 14, 2019 Angolan diamond production in historic competitive bid sale Leading global diamantaires invited to purchase exceptional Angolan diamonds as part of new marketing policy
January 14, 2019 Russia’s Alrosa back to mining diamonds in Zimbabwe The world’s top diamond producer by output, is returning to Zimbabwe after almost two years, as the company continues to expand beyond Russia.
January 14, 2019 Angola to host first competitive diamond bid sale Seven exceptional Lulo diamonds, including a 46-carat pink and six top-colour Type IIa white gems, will be showcased.
January 14, 2019 Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company expects to produce 4.1 million carats in 2019 The state-owned diamond miner wants to produce 10 million carats by 2025.
January 13, 2019 How lapis lazuli helped uncover the role of women in the creation of medieval manuscripts Prior to this discovery, it was thought that mainly men were allowed to use the blue stone.
January 11, 2019 ALROSA increases rough and polished diamond sales to $4.5B ALROSA saw a 6% growth in its diamond sales last year.
January 11, 2019 Tiffany joins top diamond miners in disclosing origins of gemstones Tiffany has begun tracing each of its individually registered diamonds (0.18 carats and larger) by a unique serial number.
January 10, 2019 Lucara Diamond kicks off the year with 127-carat find at Karowe The 127 carat, top white gem diamond, is one of the of 129 precious stones of over 100 carats the company has recovered at the mine since it began operations in…
January 9, 2019 Tiffany CEO says it’s his ‘duty’ to reveal diamonds’ provenance The jeweller tries to become more transparent in a notoriously opaque industry.
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