May 22, 2018 Blockchain will completely revolutionize how we mine gold and precious metals Tracking metals across the supply chain has become increasingly important to businesses and consumers - with blockchain, there’s no hiding anything.
May 22, 2018 Gem Diamonds finds ninth big diamond from Letšeng With the discovery, the miner has already exceeded the total number of diamonds of over 100 carats recovered in 2017.
May 22, 2018 Lucapa on a roll, finds 25-carat yellow diamond in Lesotho mine Stone was recovered from the Neck zone of the Mothae kimberlite, not part of the current one-million carat Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource.
May 21, 2018 Forevermark unveils new retail concept store in China focused on millennials Libert’aime by Forevermark offers a diamond jewellery range that has been designed with a young, fashion-forward self-purchasing consumer in mind.
May 19, 2018 Meghan Markle’s wedding band made with Welsh gold from historic mine The 24-carat piece of gold given to Markle by the Queen originated at the Clogau St. David mine in northwest Wales.
May 18, 2018 Gemfields driving proof of origin and greater transparency for coloured gemstone sector The coloured gemstone sector has no system, globally at scale, that allows gemstones to be confidently traced from mine to market.
May 17, 2018 ALROSA representative elected as RJC Vice Chair On May 17, Peter Karakchiev, ALROSA's Head of International Relations, was elected as RJC's Vice Chairman at its 2018 annual general meeting held in Moscow.
May 17, 2018 Global consumer demand for diamond jewellery hits new record high of US$82 billion An increase in self-purchase of diamond jewellery helped drive demand, representing 33% of total US diamond jewellery pieces acquired in 2017.
May 16, 2018 Young Australians oblivious to mining Despite mining contributing about 6 per cent of the country's GDP, a study revealed that almost six out of 10 of young Australians know nothing at all about mining careers.
May 16, 2018 Russia’s Alrosa sees rosy prospects from colourful diamonds The global market for polished coloured diamonds is now dominated by Rio Tinto and Anglo American's De Beers. But state-controlled Alrosa aims to compete.
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