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…
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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…
The Colombian ministry of mines and energy, in association with the Colombian Geological Service and the National University, has budgeted $30 million for a fiveyear “Mineral Digital Fingerprint” project that started in…
In his address at the India-Russia Business Summit organised by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Invest India and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on October 5th, union…
The International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research (IIDGR), part of De Beers Group, will partner with the National Gemstone Testing Centre (NGTC), China’s leading authority in the testing and inspection of…
The current role of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and how it can move forward was among the discussions at its Asian Summit/ Executive Committee meeting held in Vladivostok. The…
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) by De Beers has introduced SYNTHdetect XL, an advanced version of the highly successful SYNTHdetect synthetic screening device launched last year. SYNTHdetect XL…
De Beers Canada has acquired all of the outstanding securities of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. at a purchase price of C$0.24 per share, for a total cash consideration of C$107 million (US$82 million).…
HRD Antwerp, a leading European authority in diamond certification, recently undertook a study entitled “The effect of fluorescence on the colour of a diamond”, concluding that even strong fluorescence does not negatively…
Sarine Technologies Ltd. held a celebratory event to mark the official opening of the Sarine Technology Lab in Mumbai, India, the hub of the global diamond industry. The event, which took place…