June 20, 2011 Record Polished Prices, Soar Ahead of HK Show The IDEX Online Polished Diamond Price Index set a record Monday, crossing 142.25, the highest level the Index reached since its introduction in July 2004. Diamond prices have been rising…
June 20, 2011 Brazilian Diamonds Limited: company provides update on private placements Further to its news release of April 14, 2011 the Company announces that it has completed the private placement of 16,655,920 shares at $0.10 per share, the proceeds of which…
June 19, 2011 Zimbabwe vows to defy rules on ‘blood diamonds’ Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has promised to sell diamonds from his country's controversial Marange mine ''sanctions or no sanctions'', and the country that would be his biggest customer, India, is…
June 19, 2011 The king of really big diamonds heads to China The New York Times profiles Laurence Graff, whom the paper calls perhaps the biggest dealer in seriously big stones. In 2008, Graff Diamonds turned a pretax profit of $77 million…
June 17, 2011 Zimbabwe mining sector in $1bn deal with development banks The Zimbabwe mining industry is expected to conclude a US$1 billion revolving facility at a number of African development banks to recapitalize mining firms as it emerges from a decade…
June 16, 2011 Russia muscles in on Zimbabwe’s $5bn diamond stockpile SW Radio Africa news reports India has raised concerns as Russia is set to join China in moves to control diamond mining in Zimbabwe, with the Federation’s state diamond group…
June 16, 2011 Strong Demand from Antwerp, Declining Interest for Near Gem at Diamdel Diamdel sold 251 of the 256 rough diamond lots it offered at its recent auction. Demand for large goods, 2+ ct items, grainers and smaller goods increased compared to the…
June 16, 2011 Arjav Auction Opens Big Window for Small Dealers Over 70 of the 120 bidders at the first online rough diamond auction held by Arjav Diamonds were small dealers who were able to successfully compete for rough against large…
June 16, 2011 Rio Tinto Pleased with LV Marketing Model Rio Tinto’s inaugural participation in the Las Vegas shows was well received the company said Thursday. The diamond miner sought to support its clients by showcasing them in its boots…
June 16, 2011 ABN AMRO Considering Israeli Branch, ‘Would Increase Financing to Israeli Diamond Trade’ Executives from leading diamond industry financer ABN AMRO met with Israel's Supervisor of Banks this week, as they are mulling over the possibility of opening a branch in the country.…
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