RAPAPORT... Alrosa will resume diamond-mining operations in Zimbabwe after a two-year break from the country. The Russian miner announced it would partner with the African country to develop joint exploration and extraction projects. The announcement took place during a visit to Moscow by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa. "We...seek to support Zimbabwe in the development of its diamond-m...Read More
RAPAPORT... Michael Hill's sales rose during the holiday period, buoyed bya shift in the company's marketing strategy, it said Tuesday. The jeweler's same-store sales - at branches open for at least a year- increased 1.3% year on year during the November-to-December period,but decreased 2.9% for the second fiscal quarter overall. Although salesfell, performance improved significantly compared to t...Read More
RAPAPORT... The former CEO of Dominion Diamond Mines is launching alab-grown-diamond venture targeting the bridal market, the Financial Timesreported. Patrick Evans's company will produce synthetic stones at aUS location with access to cheap solar power, the report said Sunday. It willsell diamonds above 1 carat, pricing them at a discount of 15% to 20% offnatural diamonds. Evans left Dominion la...Read More
The significant diamond sector reforms being enacted by the President of Angola, His Excellency Joao Lourenco, to grow investment into the Angolan mining sector, will take another major step forward this month as the inaugural competitive bid sale of large and premium-quality diamonds from the high-quality Lulo diamond mine takes centre stage in the Angolan capital of Luanda.This commitment is nec...Read More
Russia's Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), the world's top diamond producer by output, is returning to Zimbabwe after almost two years, as the company continues to expand in Eurasia.The miner will develop exploration and extraction operations in the country as long as it counts with support of the government, it said on the eve of talks in Moscow between Zimbabwe's President and Vladimir Putin.Alrosa opened an...Read More
The first competitive bid sale of large and premium-quality diamonds from the Lulo diamond mine will take place on January 31, 2019, in the Angolan capital of Luanda.According to a press release issued by Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM), owner of a 40% stake in the prolific mine, the stones for sale will the first diamonds offered in a competitive process under the new diamond marketing polic...Read More
In an interview with the Sunday Mail, the Chief Executive Officer of state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company, Moris Mpofu, revealed that the company plans to invest $32 million in exploration projects this year.Such projects involve reopening mines in Chiadzwa, home to the Marange diamond fields, and other parts of the country, as well as launching new operations in the Save River floor...Read More
RAPAPORT... Indian industry bodies are stepping up measures to prevent owners of bankrupt diamondcompanies from starting a new business before clearing their debts. The country's TradeDisciplinary Committee (TDC) could ban such new firms fromcarrying out business on the premises of member organizations, it said in a notice December 21.That would effectivelyprevent them from operating wit...Read More
RAPAPORT... Israeli exploration company Shefa Yamim has identified a newmineral while examining gemstones it had unearthed in the country. The miner has named the material carmeltazite, as it discoveredit on Israel's Mount Carmel, and its major chemical components are titanium,aluminum and zirconium, Shefa Yamim said last week. The mineral exists insidethe miner's Carmel sapphires, a type of...Read More
RAPAPORT... Angola will this month host its first diamond sale under newrules designed to improved transparency and prices.Sodiam, a state-owned diamond-marketing company, will offerseven large stones from Lucapa Diamond Company's Lulo mine, including a46-carat pink and six white diamonds ranging from 43 to 114 carats. The Angolan government approved reforms last year that willopen sales to a wide...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa noted strong sales in December as buyers sought goodsto replenish their stocks. Proceeds increased 38% year on year to $328.7 million, theminer said Friday. Rough-diamond sales rose 42% to $323.7 million, whilepolished revenue dropped 47% to $5 million, according to Rapaport calculations. Sales value was also 20% higher than in November due to a "flexiblepricing policy, aga...Read More
MOSCOW – Russian diamond giant Alrosa has set up a subsidiary in Zimbabwe to begin mining operations there, it said on Monday, more than two years after it shelved plans to expand into the southern African country.Alrosa, the world's largest diamond producer by output, started conducting geological exploration in Zimbabwe in 2013 but dropped the licences it held there in 2016 d...Read More
Diamond processing technology specialist DebTech is supplying its X-ray diamond recovery technology to Newfield Resources’ Tongo diamond mining project, in Sierra Leone.DebTech is collaborating with project house Paradigm Project Management on the project.AdvertisementDebTech’s mature sorting technology is a dependable solution for the highly efficient recovery of diamonds from a varie...Read More
RAPAPORT... Israeli exploration company Shefa Yamim has identified a newmineral while examining gemstones it had unearthed in the country. The miner has named the material carmeltazite, as it discoveredit on Israel's Mount Carmel, and its major chemical components are titanium,aluminum and zirconium, Shefa Yamim said last week. The mineral exists insidethe miner's Carmel sapphires, a type of...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Reed Jewelry Group has appointed Jim Fox to Portfolio Sales Director focused on industry and customer relations. He will be responsible for strategy, leadership and development within the JCK and Luxury sales team, as well as key account customer relationships of the jewelry industry's leading events. Jim has over 20 years of sales and business development experienc...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The large-scale diamond sector reforms being enacted by Angola's President Joao Lourenco to grow investment in the Angolan mining sector, will take another major step forward this month with the inaugural competitive bid sale of large and premium-quality diamonds from the Lulo mine in the Angolan capital of Luanda. The sale will mark a significant milestone for the Ango...Read More
LISBON – Angola will give the outcome of its first diamond auction on January 31 as the southwest African country’s seeks to increase transparency, attract more investment and boost government revenue, state-owned diamond-trading company Sodiam said.The evaluation of seven gemstones from Angola’s northeast Lulo mine that will be sold is expected to end between Jan....Read More
RAPAPORT... Indian industry bodies are stepping up measures to prevent owners of bankrupt diamondcompanies from starting a new business before clearing their debts. The country's TradeDisciplinary Committee (TDC) could ban such new firms fromcarrying out business on the premises of member organizations, it said in a notice December 21.That would effectivelyprevent them from operating wit...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa noted strong sales in December as buyers sought goods to replenish their stocks. Proceeds increased 38% year on year to $328.7 million, the miner said Friday. Rough-diamond sales rose 42% to $323.7 million, while polished revenue dropped 47% to $5 million, according to Rapaport calculations. Sales value was also 20% higher than in November due to a "flexible pricing policy,...Read More
A team of researchers just published a paper in Science Advances where they reveal that lapis lazuli residues found in the mouth of a woman buried at a 12th-century German monastery suggest that she created richly illustrated religious texts.Prior to this discovery, it was thought that mainly men were allowed to write such manuscripts, whose graphics were drawn using luxurious paints, including go...Read More