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Lucapa Recovers 89-ct Yellow Diamond In Lesotho

Lucapa Diamond Co. Ltd. reported the recovery of an 89-carat yellow diamond from the Mothae Diamond Project in Lesotho. The diamond was recovered from the current bulk sampling programme at Mothae, where…

Fura Expands Mozambique Ruby Assets

Gemstone mining company Fura Gems Inc. has acquired a controlling stake in joint ventures that collectively own interests in nine additional ruby licences in the Montepuez District of Cabo Delgado province in…

Forevermark Outlines Ambitious Plans

The Forevermark Forum 2018 set the tone for the year’s jewellery retail practices, with its insights on the forthcoming trends, consumer behaviour, digital disruption and more. The seventh edition of the Forevermark…

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‘Drop In Bank Finance Will Hit SMEs Badly’

In an exclusive email interview with Solitaire, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s executive director, SABYASACHI RAY, shares his views on a range of hot-button topics including shrinking bank finance, the…

Antwerp Automates Diamond Polishing Process

The Scientific and Technological Research Center for Diamonds (WTOCD) is the collective research centre of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the umbrella organisation for the Antwerp diamond industry. The WTOCD has…

Australian Gold Output Hit By Rain

Melbourne-based gold mining consultants, Surbiton Associates Pty Ltd, said Australian gold mine production for the three months to March 31st, 2018 totalled some 74 tonnes, six tonnes or 7% less than in…

Dubai Diamond Exchange Elects New Board

Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) platform, and the only bourse in the Middle East affiliated with the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), has elected its new…

DEF Hosts Record 2018 Diamonds Do Good Awards

The Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) hosted its most successful Diamonds Do Good Awards to date, on May 31st, 2018, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. The funds raised will be…

Demand Up For Pret Diamond Jewellery

Since the last couple of years, India’s top jewellery retail houses have been witnessing a rise in demand for trendy, daily wear diamond jewellery that is comfortable, light to wear as well…