World's second-largest diamond 'too big' to sell

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Diamond News Digest Wednesday 2 August 2017 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver World's second-largest diamond 'too big' to sell Lucara Diamond's Lesedi La Rona is said to face challenges other rock never do, including its multi-million-dollar price tag and a risky polishing process that can take months or years. read » India's biggest holiday boosts De Beers rough diamond sales The diamond giant said customers began buying rough diamond earlier than usual so they can complete their polishing before Diwali begins. read » Scientists find evidence for the formation of thinnest possible diamond The researchers say the realization of a stable and atomically thick two-dimensional diamond material is still forthcoming read » Rio Tinto unveils its largest red diamond The Argyle Everglow is a 2.11 carat polished radiant cut diamond read » Caterpillar earnings beat estimates, shares hit five-year high This is the second time this year the equipment giant boosts sales and profits forecast. read » South Africa labour disputes weigh on Petra Diamonds results Labour disputes earlier in the year caused delays in the building of a new plant in its Cullinan mine in South Africa. read » World's top diamond miner Alrosa output up 14% in first half of 2017 The Aikhal division accounted for more than a third of the company's total output in the period, having extracted 6.9-million carats of rough diamonds – a 26% year-on-year increase. read » The world's largest diamond miner just found two massive rocks Both rocks, said ALrosa, are believed to be gem-quality. read » Washington Companies buys Dominion Diamond for $1.2 billion The US company plans to operate Dominion as a standalone business, appointing a new chief executive based in Canada. read » Botswana Diamonds jumps on prospecting licence expansion Vutomi licences were extended into additional area of mineralization adjacent to the firm's Frischgewaagt project in South Africa. read » Botswana Diamonds soars on lucky find at South Africa's Ontevreden The company identified a group 2 kimberlite pipe in an area known by its high-grade diamonds. read » Alrosa has sold $2.5 billion in diamonds so far this year The world's largest diamond producer by output said market has refound its balance. read » Another huge diamond unearthed in Lesotho mine The 126-carat is the latest in a string of major discoveries Gem Diamonds have made at Letšeng this year. read » Here's what to expect from the diamond industry before year-end Here we are little more than half way through 2017, and industry fundamentals are not necessarily negative, but signals are mixed with a subdued tone. read » Alrosa unveils first unique Russian collection of diamonds Russia's Alrosa, the world's top diamond producer by output in carats, introduced Tuesday The Dynasty, a unique collection of diamonds manufactured at its cutting and polishing facilities. read » What happened to rough diamond prices over the last 10 years – report Independent diamond industry analyst and consultant Paul Zimnisky has published a report on global rough diamond prices in the 10 years since the global financial crisis. read » Argyle diamond coin trilogy sold within a month Rio's sale of The Australian Trilogy, an AUD$1.8 million one-of-a-kind coin collection featuring a pink, purple pink and violet diamond from the Argyle Diamond Mine, sold out in a month. read » Origins of Argyle necklace debuts in New York Rio Tinto's famed champagne and cognac diamonds from its Argyle diamond mine have been showcased in a signature piece of jewellery in New York, in celebration of their unique Australian provenance and the diamond ties that bind Australia and the US. read » Anton Siluanov elected as Chairman of ALROSA Supervisory Board Members of ALROSA Supervisory Board voted to approve Anton Siluanov, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. read » Diamond Services reports a lowering threshold for synthetic diamonds, as man-made stones as small as 0.0025 cts. discovered in New York Multiple single-cut diamonds, sized from a quarter point to half a point (0.0025-0.005 carats), which were contained in jewellery recently submitted for testing to a Diamond Services laboratory, have been found to be synthetic, greatly expanding the range of goods that can be considered at risk of improper and deceptive disclosure. read » Read more Diamond news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. 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