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DPA To Invest $7 Mn In India In 2018

After spending so many years in the beauty segment, how were your first couple of months in the diamond industry? I spent the last twenty years focusing on different aspects of a…

De Beers 2017 Revenue Falls

De Beers said its total revenue for 2017 declined by 4% to $5.8 billion (2016: $6.1 billion) as expected, given the benefit of strong midstream restocking in the first half of 2016.…

Indian 2017 Gold Jewellery Demand +12% To 562.7t

India registered its highest ever fourthquarter gold jewellery demand as relatively stable prices and improving economic conditions paved the way for growth, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in its latest Gold…

Ruby the king of gems

Following the success of its first book, Emerald, the large-scale coloured gemstone miner, Gemfields, commissioned Ruby — The King Of Gems. Written by Joanna Hardy, this lavishly illustrated coffee-table book takes an…

Platinum Evara Delivering Robust Growth Year On Year

VAISHALI BANERJEE, MD India, Platinum Guild International (PGI), tells Solitaire International about this rare white metal’s increasing popularity among millennial women and men alike. Has there been any impact of GST on…

De Beers Pilots Blockchain Initiative

De Beers Group announced its progress in the development of the first blockchain technology initiative to span the diamond value chain and provide a single, tamper-proof and permanent digital record for every…

Gemfields & Fabergé Unveil Laserinscribed Emerald

Gemfields and Fabergé unveiled what is believed to be the world’s first emerald laser-inscribed with traceability information and a personalised message. The 4.11-carat, lively green emerald-cut gemstone was mined at Gemfields’ Kagem…

Fura Completes Acquisition Of Coscuez Emerald Mine

Gemstone mining company Fura Gems Inc. completed its acquisition of 76% of the issued and outstanding shares of Esmeracol S.A., which owns a 100% interest in Coscuez mining licence no. 122 –…

Industry Bodies Release Diamond Terminology Guideline

Nine of the leading diamond and jewellery industry organisations (AWDC, CIBJO, DPA, GJEPC, IDI, IDMA, USJC, WDC and WFDB) have released a jointly developed Diamond Terminology Guideline to encourage full, fair and…

Crypto-currency Frenzy Hits US Gold Investment In 2017

Gold slithered in early December to a five-month low ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, when the Fed announced the intention to raise the fed funds target rate…