November 20, 2011

SRDSIL SECURES LONG-TERM SUPPLY OF ALROSA ROUGH WORTH $5.2 MILLION A MONTH

The Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing India Limited (SRDSIL), a consortium formed in August 2010 by more than 1,500 diamantaires to directly source rough diamonds, says it will be selling US$5.2…

November 20, 2011

NEIMAN MARCUS LAUNCHES FOREVERMARK DIAMOND COLLECTIONS

U.S. specialty retail department store Neiman Marcus has announced that beginning this week ten of its stores will carry three Forevermark Collections created exclusively for Neiman Marcus as part of…

November 20, 2011

Royal Asscher Cut Sapphires at Stuller

Jewelers supplier Stuller started to offer Royal Asscher Cut sapphire through an exclusive partnership. Loose stones are available now on Stuller's website.

November 20, 2011

GIA Creates 4Cs App for Consumers and Retailers

In a bid to educate and engage consumers on the 4Cs, the GIA just released an iPad app for consumers. A retailer version of this app, designed to be used…

November 20, 2011

Belgium’s Polished Trade Slows in October

Belgium increased its polished diamond stocks in October, according to the latest official figures. At the same time, trade was at a lower level by most parameters compared to business…

November 20, 2011

IDEX Online Research: OECD Research Shows Slowdown in Global Economic Activity

Despite strong third quarter economic strength in the U.S., the OECD says that the latest data continues to point to a slowdown in economic activity in most OECD countries and…

November 18, 2011

Expansion at Cerro Verde, BHP to develop Orebody 24, Stornoway Diamond completes Renard feasibility study, Kazakhmys developing Bozshakol copper project, Oracle Coalfields making progress in Pakistan and much, much more…….

The latest issue of International Mining Project News, out today, has reports on 23 Prefeasibility Studies, 17 Feasibility studies, 38 projects in development, four new mines that have gone into…

November 18, 2011

Anglo American’s De Beers purchase explained

Lawyers on the Anglo American/De Beers deal navigated third party pre-emptive equity rights and utilised an anti-embarrassment clause in the $5.1 billion acquisition.

November 17, 2011

Q3 Gold Demand Up 6%; Jewelry Demand Reaches Quarterly Record of $25.5Bn

Gold demand in the third quarter of 2011 reached 1,053.9 tons, an increase of 6 percent compared to the same period last year. Demand totaled $57.7 billion, an all-time high…

November 17, 2011

PGI-USA Launches Dedicated Press Website

Platinum Guild International USA (PGI-USA) yesterday (Wednesday) announced the launch of a dedicated press website, www.pgi-press.com The association is calling on jewelry designers to submit their platinum product photos and…