RAPAPORT... Sarine Technologies expects to report a loss for the second quarter, ascontinued market uncertainties led to lower demand for its diamond-manufacturing equipment. The net loss will be approximately $1 million, the companycautioned earlier this month, compared with a profit of $4.1 million for the same periodlast year. Sarine also predicted revenue of approximately $11.5 million, a...Read More

RAPAPORT... Two companies dealing in pre-owned luxury jewelry and watches have merged, aiming to tap into what they claim is a $1 trillion market. Circa and Mondiamo will continue to operate under two separate names and logos, but will combine their resources, they said Monday."We are miners - we mine above ground," said OrenSchneider, CEO of Mondiamo parent company Adama Partners, which will...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices dropped on Tuesday July 30 after authorities in Tangshan, the steelmaking hub in the northern region, drafted a plan to ease steelmaking curbs in August.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,810-3,820 yuan ($554-555) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,810 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneSpot prices dropped after several domestic media o...Read More

RAPAPORT...De Beers' rough-diamond sales plummeted 53% this month ascustomers accepted the miner's offer to defer purchases until the marketimproves.Weak polished demand and excess supply in the manufacturingand trading sectors have hurt sightholders' appetite for rough goods, sourcesexplained. As a result, revenues fell to$250 million at De Beers' sixth sales cycle, the company reported Tuesday&n...Read More

De Beers Group published the results of what it calls its "sixth sales cycle" of 2019. The value of this month's sight stood at $250 million, a drop of more than 60 percent compared to the sixth sight of 2018 ($533). The miner reported that its fifth sight, of last month, had generated $391 million, compared to $581 million in June 2018. To date, De Beers' rough sales in 2019 reached $2....Read More

Alrosa, the world's largest national diamond miner, and the Federal Agency for Nationality Affairs (FADN of Russia) signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of preserving the traditional lifestyle of the indigenous minorities of the Russian North, Siberia and the Far East. The agreement was signed by Igor Barinov, head of the FADN of Russia, and Sergey Ivanov, CEO of Alrosa. The main s...Read More

Tangshan, China's steelmaking hub in the northern region, is reportedly loosening up restrictions on the steel sector in August, which resulted in sentiment deteriorating in the market on Tuesday July 30.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,920-3,940 yuan ($569-572) per tonne, narrowing downward by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,830-3,850 yuan per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneChin...Read More

Bulawayo 24 News, a leading online Zimbabwean news provider, reported earlier tis month that Vice President, Retired General Constantino Chiwenga, is looking to engage China, help in the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa from office. Mnangagwa's tenure in office is reportedly already hanging by a thread, as a faction in the military close to, wants him to voluntarily resign and make way...Read More

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. Latest transaction: hot-rolled coilHot-rolled coilEast China, domestic, commercial-grade...Read More

Mondiamo, a high-growth online buyer of pre-owned diamond jewelry, announced it is merging with CIRCA, the global buyer of pre-owned fine jewelry and watches with 12 offices worldwide, creating the world's leading buyer of pre-owned luxury diamonds, jewelry and watches. Consumers own more than $1 trillion of fine jewelry and watches, according to Mondiamo, who estimate the global secondary ma...Read More

De Beers Group’s sales decreased to $250-million for the sixth cycle of this year.This compares with the $391-million of diamonds sold in the fifth sales cycle of this year and the $533-million of diamonds sold in the sixth sales cycle of 2018.Advertisement“With ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, retailers managing inventory levels, and polished diamond inventories in the midstream con...Read More

Greenland Ruby announces that it has become the first colored gem miner to join the Responsible Jewellery Council. The company, with a head office in Nuuk, Greenland, has embarked on the process of becoming certified against RJC's Code of Practices, which defines responsible, social and environmental business practices for companies in the jewelry supply chain. Once Greenland Ruby has complet...Read More

RAPAPORT... The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) will soon unveil its renovated center for rough and polished diamond tenders, the bourse reported Saturday."The DDE is currently under renovation," the exchange said. "Once complete, it will be one of the biggest tender floors in the world with 40 tables, fully secured with cameras and specialist lighting for buyers to examine diamonds and precious...Read More

The De Beers Group Designers Initiative’s Shining Light Awards this year encouraged participants to showcase how they celebrate heroines and heritage in their respective countries.Fashion and jewellery gurus from Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Italy converged in Gaborone, Botswana, over two days in July, to review this year's entries.AdvertisementAccording to the panel of judges, gr...Read More

Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumNamed Siriema, copper mineralisation has been defined by 11 core holes and 22 reverse circulation holes totaling 8,566m, with a mineralised zone believed to extend 400m in strike-length, be 20 to 50m wide and running from surface to a depth of 250m. The zone is interpreted to contain multiple sub-vertical mineralised len...Read More

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipThickened tailings deposition for closureSPONSOREDsrk consultingAustralian Vanadium targets growing energy-storage and steel marketsSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumSaturn's high-grade discovery gives Apollo Hill a rocketSPONSOREDsaturn metalsThe firm, co-founded by Owen Hegarty and Jason Chang, has started meeting with institution...Read More

Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumIvanhoe shares were up about 3% yesterday in Toronto, and have climbed by 30% since the start of June. But the stock has dipped from its recent 52-week high of C$4.48 reached earlier this month.Read More

Turkish steel producers have left the deep-sea scrap market silent for a second day this week due to slow trading conditions in the summer lull, sources said on Tuesday July 30.The mills booked four deep-sea cargoes last week but stepped away from the market at the end of the week.Some sources said that steel producers in Turkey still needed material for August shipments, however. But they will ke...Read More

Thickened tailings deposition for closureSPONSOREDsrk consultingAustralian Vanadium targets growing energy-storage and steel marketsSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumSaturn's high-grade discovery gives Apollo Hill a rocketSPONSOREDsaturn metalsLake Resources prepares to make a splash in lithium SPONSOREDlake resourcesIt restarted work in June on the PEA, based on a resource which has been updated ag...Read More

Seaborne hard coking coal prices were resilient on Tuesday July 30, underlined by the spot transactions involving premium category cargoes heard during the day. A premium low-vol hard coking coal cargo, to be loaded in the first half of September, traded at $183 per tonne cfr China, according to sources. A premium mid-vol shipment with the same loading window changed hands at $180 per tonne cfr, t...Read More