March 25, 2018 Markle’s wedding ring expected to follow royal tradition of Welsh gold The royal tradition of using a wedding band of Welsh gold started nearly 100 years ago.
March 23, 2018 Royal blue diamond goes on sale With few exceptions, no one knew about this gem's existence.
March 22, 2018 Forevermark builds presence in European markets following successful 2017 performance De Beers Group today announced that its Forevermark diamond brand will enter the German market for the first time after signing with an exclusive licensee partner, and is in advanced-stage…
March 21, 2018 Fura Gems kicks off initial production at iconic Coscuez emerald mine Early output of 1,720 carats of emeralds, including 826 carats of top quality ones, was achieved through a bulk-sampling program carried out within eight weeks of the completing the acquisition…
March 21, 2018 Alrosa launches synthetics diamonds detector The portable machine screens polished diamonds and jewellery, identifying synthetics as well as treated stones.
March 19, 2018 The price of lab-created diamonds continues to fall The discount of gem-quality lab-created diamonds relative to natural diamonds has doubled from 11-20% a year ago to 28-40% today.
March 19, 2018 Moti doubles Zimbabwe investments as economy seen opening up Moti Group is preparing to double its investments in Zimbabwe to $500 million after the removal of Robert Mugabe as president in November.
March 19, 2018 Zimbabwe changes majority black ownership for diamond, platinum mines The mpowerment laws now limit majority ownership by state miners only to the diamond and platinum sectors, as oppose to the entire mining sector.
March 16, 2018 De Beers, Mountain Province go after Kennady Diamonds to expand joint Canadian mine The partners in Canada's Gahcho Kué mine, Mountain Province, said the planned acquisition opens up some potential new options for the operation’s future.
March 15, 2018 Zimbabwe ownership law stymies RioZim’s bold expansion plan RioZim Ltd., a Zimbabwean diamond, nickel and gold miner, wants to more than double output of gemstones at its Murowa mine.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
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