Diamond and platinum skull worth £50-million to be shown at the Tate
A £50-million diamond and platinum skull by the once notorious Damien Hurst will be featured in a retrospective of the artist this summer in London.
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De Beers expects dull year for diamonds despite sales increase of 27%
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DiamondCorp walks away from its Botswana kimberlite project
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