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Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines

Belgian police conduct raids after suspected Russian diamonds seized

Antwerp police conducted six raids on Wednesday and made four arrests as part of an investigation into some diamond imports suspected of being Russian-origin

Lucapa finds Lulo mine’s fifth-largest diamond

Australia’s Lucapa Diamond has recovered a 203 carat diamond at its prolific Lulo mine in Angola, the fifth largest ever found at the operation. The diamond is also the third 100 carat plus stone found at Lulo this year. Lucapa said the high quality, type IIa diamond was recovered during the processing of run of … Read more

G7 Sanctions Will Harm Botswana’s Diamond Development, Officials Say

G7 Sanctions Will Harm Botswana’s Diamond Development

Russian diamond ban creates costly delays, Antwerp diamond dealers say

Antwerp’s diamond dealers face long and costly delays following an EU ban on Russian-origin diamonds that took effect on March 1 and has slowed imports, they say in a letter seen by Reuters.

Anglo reports latest De Beers’ rough diamond sales value

Anglo American has announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ second sales cycle of 2024, amounting to US$430 million. The provisional rough diamond sales figure quoted for Cycle 2 represents the expected sales value for the period and remains subject to adjustment based on final completed sales. … Read more

215 carat Rough Diamond is Biggest in Liqhobong’s History

Firestone Diamonds is in the process of selling the largest diamond ever recovered from its Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho. The 215 carat stone is being put to a competitive bidding tender process, with viewings in Antwerp and Dubai. “This sale represents another milestone in our ongoing efforts to deliver value to stakeholders,” said Firestone in … Read more