August 9, 2011

BBC doc shows beatings, rapes at Zimbabwe diamond fields

Kimberley Process members may be regretting their decision in June to allow Zimbabwe to export diamonds, with a new BBC documentary showing security forces beating and raping prisoners at two…

August 9, 2011

U.S. Online Spending $37.5B in Q2

U.S. online retail spending totaled an estimated $37.5 billion for the second quarter of 2011, up 14 percent versus year ago.

August 9, 2011

Kiran Exports BVBA Certified By the RJC

Kiran Exports BVBA, the Antwerp-based diamond trader, has become certified against the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards established by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) Member Certification System.

August 8, 2011

Neenah Jewelry Insurer Donates Diamonds to Smithsonian

Green Bay Press Gazette reports the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has accepted several hundred rough diamonds.

August 8, 2011

U.K. NHS, De Beers, Righthaven: Intellectual Property

(This is a daily report on global news about patents, trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property topics. Adds Coventry First LLC item in trademark section.) Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The…

August 8, 2011

IIJS Wraps Up With Strong Jewelry Sales Amid Recession Worries

The 2011 edition of the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) wrapped up today in Mumbai with a variety of responses from exhibitors. Loose diamond dealers said that while the show…

August 8, 2011

North Australian Diamonds Awarded contract for DFS for diamond mining operation

North Australian Diamonds Limited (“North Australian” or “the Company”), is pleased to announce that it has awarded the contract for a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for a 1.5Mtpa+ (approx. 300,000…

August 7, 2011

Diamond giant De Beers proposes hazardous waste dumps, prisons at old mines

TimesLive reports diamond giant De Beers plans to put hazardous waste - and up to 1,000 prisoners - into its disused property and diamond mines in the picturesque Namaqualand region…

August 7, 2011

Indian Markets Plunge Over US Worries

Worries about the US economy triggered a major fall in the Bombay Stock Exchange. “On Friday, August 5, the benchmark Sensex plunged more than 700 points before recovering to close…

August 7, 2011

Diamondcorp’s Lace mine sampling exceeds expectations

Diamondcorp CEO says increased per-carat value could drop break-even grade - making Lace Diamond Mine a bigger cash generator than expected. According to miningmx.com, the South African Diamond Exchange has…