October 12, 2012 US net diamond imports plunge 91% Net imports of both rough and polished diamonds plunged 91% year-on-year in August to $25 million.
October 11, 2012 Yale researchers discover diamond planet twice the size of the Earth A team of U.S-Franco scientists led by Yale University hit the jackpot by discovering not just another celestial body near the Earth, but one that it is likely to be…
October 11, 2012 Peregrine closes option agreement and $2.5-million private placement with De Beers De Beers obtains exclusive right to enter Baffin Island joint venture
October 10, 2012 Argyle pink diamonds to run out inside a decade Production at Rio Tinto's (ASX:RIO) Argyle mine in Western Australia's Kimberley region will soon come to an end as its rare deposits of pink diamonds approach exhaustion.
October 9, 2012 Rio to cut jobs on concerns over China slowdown Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has announced further retrenchments and cost cutting measures due to concerns that the slowdown in China's economic growth will be more pronounced than expected.
October 9, 2012 Firestone reports diamond quality improvement at Lesotho Africa-focused junior miner Firestone Diamonds reported that the quality and value of diamonds recovered at its Liqhobong plant in Lesotho has improved since the company shut down the plant in…
October 9, 2012 Diamond supply crunch on its way — analysts Global production of diamonds reached 124 million carats last year and, according Bain & Company consultants, 13 new mines should be adding 23 million carats by the end of 2012.…
October 9, 2012 Rio Tinto’s $60 million pink diamonds arrive in London Rio Tinto (LON, ASX, NYSE: RIO) have started showing Tuesday its rare Argyle pink diamonds at London’s Kensington Palace in a collection that features more than $60 million in jewellery…
October 9, 2012 Gamma rays used to find diamonds The University of Johannesburg has successful obtained a patent for a new device which is capable of identifying rocks that contain diamonds.
October 9, 2012 Indians switch to diamonds from gold De Beers says the sub-continent has become the storied diamond firm's fastest-growing market as affluent Indians eschew gold in favor of precious gems.
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