May 20, 2021 China’s largest jewellery retailer backs mined diamonds Partnership between diamond miners and Chow Tai Fook aims to boost demand for mined rocks in China, particularly among young consumers.
May 19, 2021 India’s covid crisis hits De Beers diamond sales India, where the majority of diamonds are cut and polished, is grappling with one of the world’s deadliest surge in infections.
May 18, 2021 Rio Tinto puts last diamonds mined at iconic Argyle up for sale Argyle, the world’s biggest and the main global source of high-quality pink diamonds, ceased operations last year.
May 17, 2021 Scientists find new way to calculate diamonds’ age more accurately According to the scientists behind the study, this is a potential breakthrough not only in the study of diamonds but of planetary evolution.
May 14, 2021 Russia’s biggest cut diamond fetches $14.1 million at Christie’s The Spectacle, which was cut from a rough stone discovered by Alrosa at an alluvial mine in Russia’s Far East in 2016, took a year and eight months to prepare…
May 14, 2021 Largest ever Russian diamond fetches $14.1m at Christie’s The Spectacle, which was cut from a rough stone discovered by Alrosa in 2016, took a year and eight months to prepare and polish in Moscow.
May 13, 2021 Mountain Province taps Dunebridge for $33m loan The short-term loan from Dunebridge will address the company’s short-term liquidity needs.
May 12, 2021 Petra Diamonds reaches $6m settlement on human rights abuse claims The miner had been accused of being responsible for widespread human rights violations at the Williamson mine in Tanzania.
May 12, 2021 Strong demand for diamonds, rough and smooth, boosts Alrosa sales Global demand for precious stones has been recovering from the impact of the covid-19 pandemic since the second half of 2020.
May 10, 2021 Lucara ‘bounces back’ in Q1 on healthier diamond market The company reported net income of $3.4 million, compared with a net loss of $3.2 million in the same quarter of last year.
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