RAPAPORT... Star Diamond Corporation has noted a large quantity of high-valueand large rough stones at its two exploration sites in Canada, sending itsstock price shooting upward. Nearly 27% of diamonds at its Star project are type IIa, acategory that represents less than 2% of all rough diamonds mined fromkimberlites, the company reported Monday. The proportion of that category at its OrionSouth...Read More

RAPAPORT... Polished-diamond imports to Hong Kong were flat in 2018,according to data from the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China. The averageprice rose 3%, offsetting lower volumes. Polishedimports from China increased 10%, while shipmentsfrom the US dropped 5%, and supply from the United Arab Emirates slumped 31%. Imports from India slipped 1%.Hong Kong Diamond Trade Data for Full Year...Read More

RAPAPORT... Israeli-Belgian diamantaire Ehud Laniado died Saturday at65, following a heart attack during surgery at a Paris clinic, local media reported. Laniado, the founder of Mercury Diamond, a diamond-pricing consultancy firm, was undergoing an electiveprocedure, according to French magazine Le Point. Emergencypersonnel were unable to revive him. The industry veteran began his career as...Read More

Ehud Laniado, a well-known Israeli diamantaire, died last weekend - Saturday, March 1, 2019 - in a clinic in Paris, France where he was to undergo cosmetic surgery. According to the French publication Le Point, the cause of dead was cardiac arrest following a procedural injection in the abdomen. Laniado was the owner of the Mercury Diamonds company. He spent his early years in Africa and later in...Read More

The 63rd Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair which was held February 20 to 24, 2019 at Challenger Halls 1-3, IMPACT in the suburban Bangkok. The event welcomed over 14,000 visitors from 118 countries. According to the organizers, the number of foreign visitors was up 5.4 percent compared to 2018. Trade generated at the event was nearly 2.1 billion baht ($66 million). Thailand's Deputy Minister of Com...Read More

The Young Diamantaires group, an international networking group for young diamantaires, held a successful and well-attended get-together in Hong Kong during the recent HKTDC show. The Young Diamantaires group an initiative by Rami Baron, Chair of Promotion Committee of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) "The Young Diamantaires met for an evening of drinks and networking. The vibe was...Read More

HRD NV of Antwerp will begin will issuing laboratory grown diamond jewellery reports. In an online announcement, HRD stated that "...our laboratory has the knowledge and instruments needed to thoroughly analyse your jewellery. Every diamond of the jewellery piece is tested to determine whether it is natural or laboratory grown. If all diamonds set in the jewellery piece are found to be Laboratory...Read More

India's The Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced it had seized "movable and immovable properties located in Mumbai and Surat, having market value of Rs147.72 crore consisting of eight cars, plant and machinery, consignments of jewellery, paintings and immovable property, owned by Nirav Modi and his group companies, namely Firestar Diamond International Private Limited, Firestar International Pri...Read More

The Windhoek Observer reported that the Namibian government is in talks with its eastern neighbour Botswana on the possibility of Namibia becoming a center of diamond polishing in an effort to promote regional industrial integration and development, Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo was quoted. Namibia has observed how the arrival of De Beers in Gabarone and the resulting job creation have...Read More

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part stronger on the morning of Monday March 4, with all but tin in positive territory. The complex recorded an average gain of 0.4%, while tin was down by 0.1% at $21,630 per tonne. Nickel led on the upside with a 1% gain to $13,305 per tonne, having closed last Friday at $13,175 per tonne, and copper was up by 0.3% at...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 10 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to an additional 1.12% increase in the Shanghai Composite Index in overnight trading on expectation of an imminent U.S./China trade deal.Amazon added $16.27 to $1688.00 after Evercore raised its target price on the stock to $1965 from $1800.Bed Bath & Beyond (...Read More

"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corp"We identified the target after revie...Read More

One of the biggest Social Security mistakes I see people make is claim their benefits too early. According to the Centers for Retirement Research at Boston College, 60% of seniors are applying for social security benefits before full retirement age. If you turned 62 last year, your full retirement age will be 66 years and six months. Full retirement age will continue to increase in two-month inc...Read More

The transformation now occurring in the energy sector - toward low-carbon technologies, increased electrification, digitization and storage - will change the demand and markets for mineral resources and metals.Take, for example, the huge increase in the markets for electric vehicle batteries. The associated requirements for lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt will fundamentally alter investment...Read More

Vancouver-based artificial intelligence (AI) and automation supplier Andritz took home first place during the finale of the 2019 annual installment of Goldcorp's (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) #DisruptMining mining innovation contest held before a live audience of 500 in a nightclub in downtown Toronto on the opening night of the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.Andrit...Read More

"Tshisekedi would be a relatively positive figure for mining investment"SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftThey're questions that ought to keep investors alert as they contemplate high levels of free cash flow across the industry, and ultra-low debt levels in a mining sector seemingly awash in money - butRead More

Lucara sells large diamonds for US$32.5mPrecious stonesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesBut often, the action plans they craft for improving performance are disconnected from the...Read More

An investor on the caliber of Warren Buffett most likely doesn't need extra insurance on his portfolio, but that doesn't mean that it's not good practice to own gold as a hedge, said Rick Rule, CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings."Were I as smart as Warren Buffett, were I as disciplined as investor and as good an analyst, I probably wouldn't need gold either. Part of what gold does is it protects us from...Read More

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