(IDEX Online) - Israel's diamond industry suffered another steep decline in monthly polished diamond exports during November as the war continued in Gaza.But year-on-year average per carat prices were far higher, and foreign sales for the month dwarf those of 2022.Net polished diamond exports for November were just over $107m, according to the Ministry of Economy and Industry, a 75 per cent d...Read More
(IDEX Online) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (17 December) officially opened the new Surat Diamond Bourse, with a promise that it would create 150,000 new jobs. The $355m bourse has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the biggest office building in existence (7.1 million sq. ft of floor space), eclipsing The Pentagon, HQ of the US Defense Department."One more...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Breitling has bought Universal Geneve, the lesser known but highly-prized luxury Swiss watch brand, with a promise to revive the company from "hibernation" to its former glory.It acquired the company from Stelux Holdings, the Hong Kong holding company that bought the brand in 1989. Breitling reportedly paid $70m, in a move that surprised industry experts.Universal Geneve was founde...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Petra Diamonds may have found a buyer for the loss-making Koffiefontein mine, in South Africa, that has been on care and maintenance since November 2022.The UK-based miner says it has has entered into a non-binding term sheet on an exclusive basis with an unnamed interested party.The mine was expected to reach the end of its life in 2025, before operations were halted. A 2021 asses...Read More
The New Yorker is running a contest. What should we call our era? Some possible candidates: Terrible Twenties, the Age of Emergency, Cold War II, the Omnishambles, the Great Burning.Try as I might, I cannot understand the last one. Regardless, it's absolutely the case that there has been a dramatic turning of events and our lives. It's not just national. It's global and devastating.I'm going with...Read More
"While participants do not view it as likely to be appropriate to raise interest rates further, neither do they want to take the possibility off the table."Thus Mr. Powell issued his wink and his nod to Wall Street yesterday.His statement followed the December confabulation of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee so-called.Wall Street heard only the first component of his statement. Stock...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Alrosa has reported a 7 per cent drop in net profit during the first nine months of 2023, down to $975m (RUB 87.9bn).Russia's state-controlled miner said Q3 revenue was $871m (RUB78.5bn), down 7 per cent on the Q2 revenue of $936m (RUB 92.51bn) previously reported. But it was up 55 per cent on revenue for Q3 2022.Alrosa halted rough sales during September and October in a move...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Bucherer, the Swiss watch retailer, is to sell Rahaminov diamonds online and in its US stores.The move comes after Rolex acquired the Lucerne-based family business, with its 100 outlets, from 87-year-old chairman Jorg G. Bucherer in September.Rahaminov, known for diamond cutting, sales and trading was founded in Italy in the 1940s by the Rahaminov brothers, who were diamond cutters...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Three people died and two were injured after a release of methane gas at Russia's biggest diamond mine.A criminal investigation is taking place into a possible violation of safety rules at Alrosa's Udachny deposit, in the Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field, Yakutia.A commission led by a representative of Rostekhnadzor, Russia's Federal Service for Environmental, Technolo...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Diamond Worker Union Gujarat (DWUG) claims over half the state's 2.5m diamond workers are being denied minimum wage benefits guaranteed by labor laws. It is threatening a major protest unless its demands are met before Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opens the new Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) on Sunday 17 December.The DWUG claims wages have been cut by as much a...Read More
(IDEX Online) - India's voluntary two-month ban on rough purchases saw a dramatic reduction in imports during November, down 69 per cent from $1.02bn in October to $314m, according to new figures from the GJEPC (Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council). The moratorium ended on 15 December and is seen as a major reason for the recent uptick in diamond prices.IDEX's Polished...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Anglo American, parent company of loss-making De Beers, is being tipped as a takeover or merger target after its valuation dropped by over $30bn in under two years. Both the diamond and platinum markets have been in decline of late, and on Friday (8 December) Anglo announced it had drastically cut production forecasts for copper and had revised down predictions for other metal...Read More
Your editor is an American patriot. Through his veins courses the reddest blood.And under red, white and blue... his heart beats true.He cherishes American democracy in its high pristinity.Thus he tumbles into the deepest deeps of despair today.For he has learned that 21% of American voters flouted election law in 2020's presidential election.Rasmussen is his source. It conducted a recent poll of...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Celebrity jeweler Benny Nisanov was held at gunpoint as raiders stole goods worth $1m from his New York store.Nisanov, 33, who trades as Benny Da Jeweler, is the go-to jeweler for rapper Casanova, as well as Ice Spice, Pop Smoke, P Diddy, Mary J Blige, Bobby Shmurda, Davido, French Montana, Lil TJay and Jake Paul. He told police the robbers threatened to shoot after bursting i...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Plunging lab grown prices mean some brides-to-be are now embarrassed by the size of their engagement ring, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).Rocks of two, three or more carats are becoming more and more common, leaving couples with a dilemma. Do they pretend they have the funds to buy a huge natural diamond, or admit it's a lab grown.The average retail pri...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Indian manufacturers are concerned about the G7's rollout of diamond sanctions on Russia, which is responsible for 30 per cent of global supply.The GJEPC (Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council), representing almost 10,000 members, says there should be more flexibility to miminize the impact of the new restrictions."We are not happy with the announced timeline for implemen...Read More
Share this article 2023 DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS:High-grade gold-silver-copper mineralization has been intersected in multiple inaugural test drill holes collared from within the Bingo Main Zone along a north trending, west-dipping, shear hosted vein within a 550 meters by 350 meters precious metal rich mineralized corridor that remains open. Bingo Maps CompilationDrill hole BI-23-01 intersected 11.42...Read More
Share this article VANCOUVER - Barrick Gold Corp. [TSX-ABX; NYSE-GOLD] reported that the United States Bureau of Land Management has issued a record of decision (ROD) approving the Barrick joint venture with Nevada Gold Mines' (NGM) plan of operations for its new Goldrush underground mine at the Cortez complex near Beowawe, Nevada.The long-life mine is expected to start ramping up production in 20...Read More
I have five forecasts for 2024 to help keep you ahead of the curve in positioning your investment portfolio.My overall forecast is that 2024 will be more tumultuous and shocking than 2023. That may seem hard to credit.With two major wars going on, an indicted former president and a demented current president, how can 2024 be more challenging than 2023?Rest assured; it will be. I explain why below....Read More
Plus: An important update on my latest gold trade!As the year-end melt up continues, I can't help but reminisce about the insane rallies we enjoyed during the height of the Covid Bubble.The holiday rally of 2020 featured a massive crypto rally and subsequent NFT frenzy, meme stock silliness, and unbelievable gamma squeezes that launched stocks into the stratosphere into early 2021.It was one of th...Read More