RAPAPORT... Shares in Titan Company rose after the retailer reported growthin revenue and profit in the second fiscal quarter. Sales jumped 28% to INR 45.95 billion ($630.2 million) inthe three months ending September 30, while profit climbed 8% to INR 3.01billion ($41.3 million), the Indian company said last week. Jewelry sales grew29% to INR 35.8236.45billion ($491.3499.9million) during the...Read More
RAPAPORT... Fellows sold a 14-carat diamond ring for more thandouble its estimate following a bidding war at its auction in Birmingham, UK,last week. The emerald-cut, 13.86-carat, H-color, VS2-clarity stone fetchedGBP 310,500 ($399,680) against a presale estimate of GBP 100,000 to GBP 150,000($128,700 to $193,100), the UK auction house said. A diamond-fringe necklace fetched GBP 177,160 ($22...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers significantly reduced prices of lower-quality rough diamonds at this week's sight in response to a slowdown in the Indian manufacturingsector, dealers reported. Prices fell by high-single-digit percentages versus theprevious sale, sightholders told Rapaport News Tuesday. The drops were for roughcosting $100 per carat or less, including both small and large stones thatproduce p...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A D color, internally flawless step-cut diamond weighing 24.31 carats will go under the hammer at Bonhams London Jewellery sale on December 5. Estimated to sell for $1,700,000 - $2,300,000, the diamond is from a private collection and this is the first time it has come to auction. Emily Barber, Director of Jewellery at Bonhams UK, said: "This diamond is a magnif...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Graff Diamonds has unveiled more than 60 polished diamonds that were cut the 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona stone, the largest rough diamond found in more than a century. Graff said that following more than a year of detailed analysis, cutting and polishing by its team of gemologists and master craftsmen, diamonds ranging in size from under one carat to in excess of 100 carats h...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The dates of the Oroarezzo show that promotes Made in Italy gold and jewelry is being brought forward to April 6-9, said the organizers, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG). The show takes place at the Arezzo Fiere e Congressi and was previously due to be held in early May. IEG's decision to bring the Arezzo event forward was taken in order to better fit in with the...Read More
The shareholders of Canadian diamond miner Mountain Province have missed out on a third-quarter dividend, owing to difficult trading conditions in the lower-end segment of the diamond market.Mountain Province recently paid shareholders a maiden dividend of 4c a share, but said late on Monday that it had chosen to reduce its debt, rather than declaring another dividend this year, as it continued to...Read More
Mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals has received assay results for the first two diamond drill holes completed during the wet season at the Sogola-Baoule and Boumou prospects on the company’s 450 km2 Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali.The diamond core intersections confirm the geological model and continue to extend mineralisation.AdvertisementIntersections inc...Read More
RAPAPORT... Shares in Titan Company rose after the retailer reported growthin revenue and profit in the second fiscal quarter. Sales jumped 28% to INR 45.95 billion ($630.2 million) inthe three months ending September 30, while profit climbed 8% to INR 3.01billion ($41.3 million), the Indian company said last week. Jewelry sales grew29% to INR 35.8236.45billion ($491.3499.9million) during the...Read More
De Beers made steep cuts in the prices of low-quality stones at its sale this week, according to people familiar with the situation.The world's biggest producer reduced prices as much as 10 percent for low-quality stones, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the sales are private. It's the latest sign that the bottom end of the market is in turmoil. The business of low-end diamo...Read More
RAPAPORT... Graff Diamonds has showcased the first of more than 60diamonds it plans to polish from the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona rough stone itbought last year. Each diamond will have D color and "exceptional" clarity,Graff said Monday. The company's gemologists and craftsmen spent more than ayear analyzing the rough stone, which it bought from Lucara Diamond Corp. for $53million in September 201...Read More
RAPAPORT... Sales at Sarine Technologies rose in the third quarterdespite difficult trading conditions, the equipment maker said. Revenue grew 3.7% year on year to $11.7 million for thethree months ending September 30 as the company sold a larger number of Galaxymapping machines. Net profit jumped to $269,000 versus a loss of $530,000 ayear ago due to improved cost management and lower operating e...Read More
RAPAPORT... Rio Tinto broke records at its 2018 Argyle Pink DiamondsTender as a 2.28-carat stone became the most valuable in the event's 34-yearhistory, the miner said. The fancy-purplish-red Argyle Muse was the top seller at thetender, going to an unnamed buyer for an undisclosed amount, Rio Tinto said lastweek. In addition, the Argyle Alpha, an emerald-cut, 3.14-carat diamond, set arecord a...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa's sales dropped 28% year on year to $242.8 million inOctober amid weaker demand for smaller rough stones and a slowdown in theIndian market. Indian demand fell due to the depreciation of the rupee andtighter bank credit for manufacturers, the miner explained. "A number of minorbankruptcies" in India had a negative impact on the sector, while the period was also seasonally weak d...Read More
The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) and Stargems Group have completed six rough diamond tenders of Anhui-Congo Mining Investment Company goods, with over two-million carats sold.The tenders were held at the Almas Tower with around 200 diamond companies in attendance and were facilitated by the DDE in a secure, transparent and regulated environment.AdvertisementDDE parent company, the Dubai Multi Comm...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Sarine Technologies reported that group revenue rose 4% to US$11.7 million and net profit improved to US$0.3 million in Q3 2018 despite cyclical weakness in the diamond polishing midstream. Highlights in the report include: The Group delivered 13 Galaxy family systems to customers in Q3 2018 and expanded total installed base to 390 as of 30 September 2018 Backed by...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Central African Republic (CAR) is hoping this week's Kimberley Process (KP) meeting will help raise its rough-diamond exports. Mining Minister Leopold Mboli Fatran is appealing to the KP to approve nine additional zones from which the CAR can export production, in addition to the five areas that were approved in 2015. This would enable the country to attract investors to refor...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The World Diamond Council (WDC), an industry group focused on preventing conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate global supply chain and protecting the value of natural diamonds, intends to push for progress on proposed reforms to the Kimberley Process at the KP Plenary meeting starting in Brussels today. The Plenary meeting continues until November 16. Specifically,...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Lucara Diamond Corp. reported quarterly sales revenue of $45.7 million (Q3 2017: $77.9 million) or $450 per carat (Q3 2017: $1,161 per carat) in its results for the third quarter ended September 30. This revenue includes proceeds of $3.9 million received in July related to the company's June tender. Third quarter sales from 2017 included the sale of the Lesedi La Rona f...Read More
LONDON – De Beers made steep cuts in the prices of low-quality stones at its sale this week, according to people familiar with the situation.The world’s biggest producer reduced prices as much as 10% for low-quality stones, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the sales are private. It’s the latest sign that the bottom end of the market is in turmoil.Advertise...Read More