Russian mining giant Alrosa reported a 4.6% decline in diamond production for 2024, with total output falling to 33 million carats of rough diamonds, down from 34.6 million carats the previous year, ...

Qatar and Israel, which have not established diplomatic relations, have signed a diamond trading agreement, according to IDEX Online following a report in Globes business news website.. Credit: IDI .

Gem Diamonds has mined another large diamond weighing over 100 carats at the Letšeng diamond mine in Lesotho, as reported by Diamond World.. According to the report, Gem’s latest discovery is a 122.20 ...

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine drags on and escalates, many companies, among them fashion and high jewelry brands from Europe and the US, have been donating money to organizations ...

In a recent analysis published on his website, industry analyst Edahn Golan examines the seismic shifts reverberating through the diamond industry following the unexpected mid-December announcements ...

2024 posed significant challenges for the diamond industry, forcing companies to reevaluate their strategies, pivot their focus, and redefine diamonds as genuine luxury items.In a recent analysis, ...

British-based Meylor Global, an international company that produces lab-grown diamonds, has produced a lab-grown diamond weighing 150.42 carats – which has been graded as the largest ever, IDEX Online ...

Botswana Diamonds has announced that it expects “the first recoveries of diamonds” at its Marsfontein mine in South Africa this month, Rough & Polished reports.. The alluvial and dump mine, which was ...

In 2023, Russia’s diamond exports decreased by 12% to 32.4 million carats compared to 2022, according to a Kimberley Process (KP) report quoted by Rough & Polished. The value of Russia’s rough diamond ...

Lucara has announced $31 million of new funding to operate and develop its Karowe mine in Botswana – $22 million from a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets and $16m in a private ...

US Watch and jewelry sales in November 2022 fell 3.8% year-on-year. In October, sales decreased by 3.4%. September has been revised from a 1.3% increase down to 0.7%. According to IDEX Online, sales ...

A square emerald-cut diamond weighing 25.02 carats made auction history in Australia when it broke the million dollar (AUD) barrier for the first time. According to IDEX Online, the stone – the ...