World’s largest diamond miner De Beers to sell synthetic stones

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Diamond News Digest Wednesday 6 June 2018 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver World's largest diamond miner De Beers to sell synthetic stones After vowing for over a century it would never sell stones made in laboratories, De Beers will start doing so in September. read » Metal prices, financing, exploration and assays are all up No longer under water. read » Emeralds and rubies producer Fura Gems changes look The company, which began operations a year ago, said the move seeks to strengthen its communication with key stake holders and consumers. read » Mountain Province finds 95-carat diamond in Canada's far north The white octahedron of "top clarity" is the largest gem quality diamond and fourth largest stone ever recovered at the company's Gahcho Kué mine, located in Canada's Northwest Territories. read » World's No. 1 diamond jewellery retailer joins De Beers tracking pilot Signet Jewelers is the first diamond ornaments maker to join De Beers-led blockchain pilot program, Tracr. read » Gem Diamonds finds ninth big diamond from Letšeng With the discovery, the miner has already exceeded the total number of diamonds of over 100 carats recovered in 2017. read » Lucapa on a roll, finds 25-carat yellow diamond in Lesotho mine Stone was recovered from the Neck zone of the Mothae kimberlite, not part of the current one-million carat Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource. read » Young Australians oblivious to mining Despite mining contributing about 6 per cent of the country's GDP, a study revealed that almost six out of 10 of young Australians know nothing at all about mining careers. read » Historic blue diamond auction exceeds expectations — sold for $6.7 million The Farnese Blue diamond, which was passed down through European royal families for about 300 years, sold Tuesday for $1.4 million more than the maximum figure experts estimated it would fetch. read » Rio Tinto says climbing costs, resource nationalism once again big threats Chief executive Jean Sebastien-Jacques said the challenge for the industry is to ensure the benefits from the past frugal years are not lost against a backdrop of rising oil prices and increased political risk. read » Mountain Province hires former De Beers financial chief as president and CEO Stuart Brown has over 25 years of experience in the diamond industry and is the outgoing Firestone Diamonds chief executive officer. read » De Beers tracks first 100 diamonds through supply chain using blockchain The world's largest rough diamond producer by value will launch the tracking platform later this year, making it available to the whole industry. read » Expansion of Canada's first surface and underground diamond mine delayed Construction of a new open pit at the mine has been delayed until further notice. read » Fura Gems finds giant emerald at historic Coscuez mine in Colombia The 25.97-carat rough emerald is considered both "rare and exceptional" given its size, colour saturation and clarity. read » Diamond museum opens in Belgium The DIVA museum has a butler that allows visitors to peek inside various rooms where precious treasures are kept. read » Alrosa to acquire one of the world's largest diamond polishing firms Russia's Kristall cuts around 300,000 carats annually and generates revenue of around $200 million. read » Lucapa finds yet another large diamond in Angola The 46-carat pink diamond is the largest coloured gem-quality stone ever recovered at the company's Lulo project. read » Online auction sees Botswana gem mine sold for $8.1m The mine has probable reserves of 5 million tons at a grade of 31 carats per 100 tons and inferred resources of 10.3 million tons at 31 carats per 100 tons. read » Mountain Province Diamonds joins Canadamark The Canadamark program verifies that diamonds are natural and untreated, and mined in Canada under a regulatory regime. read » Petra Diamonds says it urgently needs to raise $178m to cut debt Petra has been hit by production delays, strikes, a confiscated consignment of diamonds and a strong South African rand. read » Russian diamond producer Alrosa says H1 sales to exceed initial expectations Alrosa's 2018 production is expected at 36.6 million carats but its sales will be higher than its production – at about 40 million carats. read » Why rough diamond prices are at a 52-week high Forecasted industry fundamentals point to an environment favoring higher diamond prices over a period of at least the next four years. read » Blockchain will completely revolutionize how we mine gold and precious metals Tracking metals across the supply chain has become increasingly important to businesses and consumers – with blockchain, there's no hiding anything. read » Forevermark unveils new retail concept store in China focused on millennials Libert'aime by Forevermark offers a diamond jewellery range that has been designed with a young, fashion-forward self-purchasing consumer in mind. read » Diamonds Q&A with Ken Armstrong, CEO of North Arrow Minerals James Kwantes, editor of Resource Opportunities, speaks with Ken Armstrong, the CEO of one of the more active diamond companies globally.  read » ATAC Resources and Barrick Gold commence drilling on the Rackla Gold Property, Yukon ATAC's technical team is operating two diamond drill rigs on the Conrad Zone at the wholly-owned Osiris Project. read » India seeks gold, diamond mining rights in Russia India seeks to import gold and diamonds for value-addition before exporting them. 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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