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Lucapa 117 carat rough diamond
Lucapa Unearths 117ct. Rough

Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 117-carat, gem-quality diamond from its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. The[…]

Diamond Prices Stable After Year of Declines

Las Vegas… Diamond market conditions improved in December as US and Chinese holiday demand helped raise sentiment. Polished[…]

Beyonce and Jay-Z
Beyonce Wore 300 Carats Of Diamonds To Golden Globes

Beyonce Knowles Carter was dripping diamonds when she arrived at the 2020 Golden Globes with her husband[…]

The 20.69 carat Firebird diamond
Graff Acquires 20.69-Carat ‘Firebird’ Diamond From Alrosa

Before the 2010s decade came to an end, Laurence Graff, the founder of the luxury jewelry and[…]

Ellendale mine Western Australia
Gibb River Diamonds secures Ellendale Diamond Mine leases

The Western Australian government has invited Gibb River Diamonds and India Bore Diamond Holdings to mine at[…]

Fancy colour diamonds
Most Expensive Coloured Diamonds

Blue The 9.75 carat Zoe Diamond which sold for more than $32 million. Zoe Diamond Green 5.03[…]

Lake Diamond diamond platelet
De Beers Issues Synthetics Guidelines

De Beers has provided its rough-diamond clients and Forevermark partners with guidelines on how to operate in[…]

Rough uncut diamonds. Image by De Beers.
De Beers final diamond sale of the year gives some hope to depressed market

Anglo American’s De Beers, the world’s No.1 diamond miner by value, said on Wednesday that its last roughs sale of[…]

Alrosa Polished diamonds
Alrosa Collaborates on WeChat Blockchain

Alrosa will help launch a blockchain-based provenance program offering Chinese consumers greater transparency when buying jewelry via[…]

CDI Certified Diamond Insurance
CDI Diamond Insurance

World-class Cover, We combine superior knowledge in the diamond and insurance industries to create market-leading cover at[…]

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