September 12, 2019
The boss of Russia’s state-controlled gem-miner flaunts the timeless appeal of real rocks
FROM THE air, the mine in Nakyn looks as if a giant took an ice-cream scoop to the Earth’s crust. Inside the pits, in Russia’s far-eastern region of Yakutia, trucks with wheels tal...
September 4, 2019
[Image Courtesy: Krystal Grown Diamond, Trepup]
Over 600 units in Surat - India's diamond capital have shifted to Lab Grown diamonds, while exports of Lab-grown diamonds from India increased by 94% in the April to July 2019 period.
At a time when diamond industry is goin...
August 16, 2019
Mines are closing, and middlemen are being squeezed. But don’t expect bargains at the jewelry counter.
LONDON — Is it ever possible to have too many diamonds? For many in the business of producing and trading these gems in recent years, the answer is yes.
The top diamond...
August 15, 2019
An innovative approach to sourcing gold responsibly and restoring fish habitats in Alaska and Canada, Salmon Gold meets the needs of manufacturing and retail companies that responsibly source minerals for their products.
Washington, DC-based NGO RESOLVE has announced th...
August 1, 2019
We bring you the round-up of latest news, events, trends and developments
in the diamond and jewelry industry
Lab-grown Diamonds
1. Lab Grown Diamonds come to rescue of India’s diamond value chain
At a time when diamond industry is going through a glut, Lab Grown...
July 30, 2019
[Image Courtesy: Ada Diamonds]
While there is a clear slowdown of market for mined diamonds, a 2 – 4.2 million carats Lab-grown diamond sector, which is expected to grow to 10 – 17 million carats by 2030, is zooming ahead. Just few years back, Lab-grown Diamonds market...
July 29, 2019
Being chosen as a De Beers buyer has long been considered the industry’s highest achievement, but the once lucrative profits are vanishing.
Illustration: Cynthia Kittler
It’s one of the world’s most exclusive clubs, known over the years as the Syndicate, the Ce...
March 30, 2019
[Image Courtesy: Ruslan Akhmetsaphin, ALROSA, Mining.com]
While it is known that majority of diamond mines are depleting fast and nearing their end of life with a dwindling rough supply in past few years, recent news stories may give an impression that enough traction i...
January 29, 2019
Chance of finding survivors ‘minimal’ after tailings dam at iron ore mine bursts
Ten bodies have been found and more than 400 people are unaccounted for after a dam operated by the mining firm Vale collapsed in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, releasing a wave of re...
December 18, 2018
The Quest for a Moral Diamond
The Peace Diamond, and the miner who found it, are at the center of a new push to redeem African diamond mining.
Emmanuel Momoh, the first owner of the Peace Diamond, on a trek to the pit where it was found.
PHOTOGRAPHER: KC NWAKALOR FOR BLOO...
