May 24, 2018

Petra Diamonds says it urgently needs to raise $178m to cut debt

Petra has been hit by production delays, strikes, a confiscated consignment of diamonds and a strong South African rand.

May 24, 2018

Russian diamond producer Alrosa says H1 sales to exceed initial expectations

Alrosa's 2018 production is expected at 36.6 million carats but its sales will be higher than its production - at about 40 million carats.

May 24, 2018

World’s No. 1 diamond jewellery retailer joins De Beers tracking pilot

Signet Jewelers is the first diamond ornaments maker to join De Beers-led blockchain pilot program, Tracr.

May 22, 2018

Why rough diamond prices are at a 52-week high

Forecasted industry fundamentals point to an environment favoring higher diamond prices over a period of at least the next four years.

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.