Pandora's first global advertising campaign for its new jewelry collection will be faced by Millie Bobby Brown, an actor and activist committed to effecting positive change among her generation. The two-time Emmy nominee and UNICEF's youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador, Brown has signed a two-year contract with Pandora to promote the collection. Shot by fashion photographer Cass Bird, Pand...Read More
The second annual Jewelers for Children (JFC) Day will be held on Saturday September 28, 2019. JFC Day is a day for all supporters of JFC and for potential new ones to celebrate the success of the industry's support for children in need and raise visibility and funds for the charity. JFC Day is the brainchild of Steven Vardi, a JFC board member who helped develop the concept along with...Read More
RAPAPORT... Stuller has promoted Alix Gonsoulin to vice president of itsbridal, fine-jewelry and findings division, it said Tuesday. Gonsoulin started as director of diamond-and-gemstonefashion with the US-based jewelry manufacturer in 2012, and was most recently it executive director of product development. "Alix has shown an exceptional ability to workcross-functionally throughout the organ...Read More
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has reported revenue of A$8.8-million from the latest sale of diamonds from its Lulo and Mothae mines, in Angola and Lesotho respectively.The ASX-listed company on Thursday reported that a parcel of 3 558 ct of Lulo diamonds was sold for gross proceeds of A$6.3-million, representing an average price of A$1 768/ct, while a furthe...Read More
"Transparency and good governance must continue to be a guiding value of corporate behaviour in order to earn the trust and respect of our current and future consumers," Marcus ter Haar, Managing Director of Okavango Diamond Company (ODC), said in his address to the Plenary Meeting of the Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based Development earlier this summer in Paris. The meeting was hosted by...Read More
RAPAPORT... AGD Diamonds has unearthed three rough stones over 100 carats from its Grib mine in Russia, including one it claims is Europe's largest.The company found the 222.09-carat stone on May 4, and named it Vladimir Grib in honor of AGD's formerchief geologist. The second stone, found on May 3, weighs 127.34 carats. Theminer has called it Elisey Verichev, paying tribute to the AGD veter...Read More
RAPAPORT... Prices of pink fancy-color diamonds outperformed other majorcolor categories during the second quarter, the Fancy Color Research Foundation(FCRF) said. Prices of pinks rose 0.4% quarter on quarter for the threemonths ending June 30, according to the FCRF, which released its quarterlyFancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI) last week. By contrast, prices of blue fancy-color diamonds decli...Read More
Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has appointed mining services provider Teichmann South Africa, as a contract miner at its Kareevlei diamond mine, in the Kimberley region of South Africa.The five-year contract is effective July 1.AdvertisementBlueRock announced in May that it was in negotiations with a member of the Teichmann Group to provide the quantity of ore necessary to meet BlueRock’s prod...Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap markets went quiet again one day after the sale of a US-origin cargo because the mills were expecting lower prices, sources said on Thursday August 8.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a US cargo of HMS 1&2 (90:10) and shredded at an average price of $294 per tonne cfr on August 7, which sent the daily indices down by almost $4 per tonne on the day.But the mill...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices largely leveled off on Thursday August 8 after some volatility and relatively active trading earlier this week.A Chinese steelmaker is heard to have bought a Panamax cargo of top brand premium hard coking coal at $171-172 per tonne cfr China, compared with a traded level of $173 per tonne cfr late last week.A lower ranked brand of hard coking coal changed hands at about...Read More
The seaborne iron ore market halted its downward spiral on Thursday August 8, with the return of some buying interest keeping prices from falling for a seventh consecutive trading day. Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $94.12 per tonne, up $0.81 per tonne.Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines, cfr Qingdao: $92.62 per tonne, up $0.81 per tonne.Fastmarke...Read More
Worsening political tensions between Japan and South Korea could result in a supply surge of ferrous scrap in the rest of Asia if Japanese materials are diverted elsewhere in the region as expected."More cargoes of Japanese scrap are expected to be diverted to Vietnam in the near term because South Korea has stepped up radiation checks on inbound cargoes, causing demand from South Korean mills to...Read More
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Eastern China's hot-rolled coil prices recovered some losses on Thursday August 8, building on a pick-up in trading activity on Wednesday afternoon.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,710-3,730 yuan ($526-529) per tonne, up 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,740 yuan per tonne, unchangedA Shanghai-based trader said sellers in the city raised prices to 3,730 yuan per tonne in the morn...Read More
China's rebar futures fell on Thursday August 8 amid downward-spiraling iron ore prices. Spot prices for the long steel product were unchanged during the day, however, with buyers putting off their purchases amid the uncertainties in the market.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,770-3,800 yuan ($535-539) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 3,730-3,760 yuan per tonne, unchangedDeclining...Read More
A 3.3% year-on-year rise in China’s exports in US dollar terms, which was above expectations, has provide some relief to markets, with Asian equities, base metals and precious metals up across the board.How long the more cheerful mood lasts is a moot point when generally the economic data is weak, there seems no let-up in trade disputes and judging by the strength of gold and the yen, and the...Read More
Export prices for Chinese stainless steel experienced an uptick in the past week after the nickel contract on the London Metal Exchange rose above $15,000 per tonne for the first time this year on Tuesday August 6.Concerns in recent days over the possibility that Indonesia's export ban on unprocessed nickel ore would be brought forward from 2022, and disruptions to mining operations in the country...Read More
The latest selenium transactions, bids, offers and assessments in Europe reported to Fastmarkets.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per lb and on an in-warehouse Rotterdam basis. Delivered prices are netted back.To view the latest price assessment for selenium, 99.5% Se min, in-whs...Read More
The cobalt price will increase to more than $15 per lb in the near term following Glencore's announcement that it will shut its Mutanda operation by the end of the year, according to BMO Capital Markets managing director of commodities research Colin Hamilton. The cobalt market reacted swiftly to the announcement of the closure on Wednesday August 7 when the trader-miner said Mutanda would be...Read More
The spot price for gallium in China's domestic market edged up on Wednesday August 7 after suppliers were unwilling to sell cargoes below 1,000 yuan ($142) per kg in response to announced production halts by major producers in the country.Fastmarkets assessed the price of gallium 99.99% Ga min, in-whs China at 1,000-1,020 yuan per kg on Wednesday, narrowing upward by 10 yuan per tonne from 990-1,0...Read More