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WGC Appoints David Tait As Incoming CEO

The World Gold Council (WGC) appointed David Tait as incoming chief executive officer. He will join the organisation on January 7th, 2019 as CEO designate for a transitionary period before becoming CEO…

Diavik Yields Largest Diamond Ever Found In North America

Canadian diamond mining company Dominion Diamond Mines recovered the largest known gem quality diamond ever found in North America. The 552-carat yellow Canadamark diamond was unearthed in October at the Diavik diamond…

India’s Q3 Gold Jewellery Demand Rises 10% To 148.8t

After two consecutive quarters of year-on-year decline, the third quarter of 2018 saw gold jewellery demand in India grow by 10% to 148.8 tonnes, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC’s) latest…

CIBJO Certified Carbon Neutral For Fifth Year In A Row

CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has been certified as being carbon neutral in 2017, which is for the fifth straight year that it offset its greenhouse gas emissions through the purchase of…

Diavik Receives Award For Winter Road Efforts

The Diavik diamond mine has been awarded the Northwest Territories Mining and Exploration (MAX) Special Achievement Award for the design, construction and operations of its dikes and its contribution as a joint…

Hartmann’s Launches Line Only With Greenland Ruby Gems

Greenland Ruby, Greenland’s only miner of ruby and pink sapphire, recently announced that the exclusive Danish luxury jewellery brand Hartmann’s has introduced a collection of jewels using Greenlandic rubies and pink sapphires.…

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India’s Gold Reform – The Final Push

The long-awaited structural policy reforms surrounding the organisation of India’s gold and jewellery industry are now in the finishing stages. Participants in the India Gold & Jewellery Summit (IGJS) 2018 unanimously commended…

The Paanidars of Kagem

In a quaint workshop, somewhere in Johari Bazaar, Jaipur, I first heard the term Paanidar … Paani means water in Hindi. It’s an expression commonly used in India to describe the finest…

Rio Tinto Opens New Diamond Pipe At Diavik

Rio Tinto opened a fourth diamond pipe, known as A21, at the remote subarctic Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The new open pit pipe will provide an important…