HB Antwerp to Cut Lucara’s 1,094 carat Rough Diamond
The 1,094-carat Seriti diamond recovered last September from Lucara's Karowe mine, in Botswana, is now in Belgium,[…]
$127m Diamond Loss for Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto reported a $127m loss for 2024 from its Diavik diamond mine, in Canada, as weak[…]
Environmental Backlash over Diamond Foundry Factory
Diamond Foundry, which has just opened a lab grown factory in Trujillo, western Spain, is facing an[…]
Botswana, De Beers sign overdue diamond deal
Botswana’s government signed on Tuesday a long-delayed diamond mining and sales agreement with Anglo American unit De[…]
Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn
The world’s biggest diamond miner, De Beers, cost its parent company almost $3bn last year as the[…]
Chinese retailers are offloading polished diamonds as demand tanks, adding to a $2 billion inventory headache for De Beers
Anglo American’s troubled ownership of the De Beers group was brought into fresh focus on Thursday as[…]
Duffy resigns as Petra CEO, interim revenue knocked by market weakness
Independent mining group Petra Diamonds, which owns and operates diamond mines in South Africa
Botswana’s central bank left its main lending rate
The Bank of Botswana held its Monetary Policy Rate at 1.90% for the second policy meeting in[…]
Average US Engagement Ring Costs $6,750
And the average size of the stone was 1.07 carats, according to a new report by the[…]
Lab-Grown Diamonds: A Game Changer in the Diamond Industry
The diamond industry is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by the rising popularity of lab-grown diamonds.