Analytics
New Era for De Beers as it Slashes Sightholder Numbers Again
Visiting the De Beers HQ in Charterhouse Street in London some two decades ago, it was difficult not to be swept along by the obvious power and control of the global diamond trade that the mining giant enjoyed at the time. Even the fact that the decor...
15 june 2026
Clouds are gathering over Canada’s ‘diamond sky’
Canada’s diamond industry is one of the youngest in this sector. Point Lake, the first commercial kimberlite pipe located in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories, was discovered in 1991 by geologists Charles Fipke and Stewart Blusson...
08 june 2026
Expert reports
How diamonds became a guy’s best friend
(ft.com) - The biggest jewellery story on the red carpet in recent years has been the bro-brooch. Sporting a Tiffany & Co Bird on a Rock pin is practically a rite of...
15 may 2026
Small South African town that produced the world’s largest diamond uses X-ray transmissions and AI to recover valuable stones
(mybroadband.co.za) - Cullinan, roughly 45km to the north-east...
01 may 2026
Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Destroying Economies. Is That Okay?
(jckonline.com) - I was recently talking with a friend about Alexander Lacik, who stepped down as CEO of Pandora at the end of the year. We both agreed he’d done...
16 january 2026
News
Mountain Province sells $5m worth of diamonds on discount due to continued financial troubles
Yesterday
Mountain Province Diamonds, a joint venture partner with De Beers and an operator of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada, has sold $5 million worth of rights, title and interest in the mine’s diamond production in a move towards a "broader restructuring."
A 10-carat blue diamond sold at Sotheby's for $8.7 million
Yesterday
An unmounted 10.02-carat blue diamond sold for $8.7 million at Sotheby's New York auction.
CME to open 24-hour trading for smaller gold, oil contracts
Yesterday
CME Group, one of the world’s biggest derivatives marketplaces, plans to launch 24/7 trading in smaller-sized crude oil and gold contracts.
Japan to mine rare earth metals in Greenland
Yesterday
This summer, a geological team from Japan will visit Greenland to assess rare earth metals deposits and their economic feasibility for a potential future mining, as per Nikkei agency’s report.
GIA to amend its grades for fancy diamond cuts - report
16 june 2026
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) plans to extend its triple excellent grade (excellent cut, polish and symmetry) to marquise-, oval- and pear-shaped diamonds in 2027, according to the laboratory’s statement cited by Rapaport.
Restrictions on duty-free gold for exporters led to a decline in India's gem and jewelry exports
16 june 2026
India's gem and jewelry exports totaled $4.27 billion in April-May 2026, according to data released by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).
Caledonia Mining reports improved ESG metrics at Blanket Mine, strengthens environmental and social performance
16 june 2026
Caledonia Mining has released its 2025 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, highlighting progress made at its flagship Blanket mine in Zimbabwe.
DMCC launches two platforms to help businesses navigate shifting global trade landscape
16 june 2026
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has announced plans to launch DMCC Campus and DMCC Intelligence, two new platforms designed to help businesses, governments and institutions respond to the forces reshaping global trade.
Exclusive
Natural diamonds most desired luxury jewellery, Gen Z spending double baby boomers, reveals De Beers report
Natural diamonds remain the most desired jewellery item among US consumers, with Millennials and Gen Z driving demand value and spending, according to De Beers Group’s The Diamond Report, which draws on the biannual Diamond Acquisition Study of 18,500...
15 june 2026
Edahn Golan: India’s lab-grown diamond exports surpass natural diamonds by volume, yet value gap widens
India’s diamond industry has reached a historic turning point. In March and April 2026, the volume of lab‑grown diamond exports overtook that of natural diamonds, with lab‑grown stones accounting for 51% and 50.4% of total export volume respectively...
01 june 2026
Dr M’zée Fula-Ngenge: Kimberley Process failing Africa
The Kimberley Process (KP) is failing Africa, and the world's definition of a “conflict diamond” is a moral and legal absurdity, according to the African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson M’zée Fula-Ngenge. The following exclusive...
18 may 2026
How much CO2 is in a Pandora lab-grown diamond? 12.58 kg per carat
Pandora’s cradle-to‑gate carbon footprint study of its lab‑grown diamonds, verified by EY (formely Ernst & Young) under limited assurance, finds that one polished carat carries a footprint of 12.58 kg CO2 equivalent (e). The growing stage...
11 may 2026
Antwerp diamond trade volumes jump 20% in Q1 2026 as structural measures take hold
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) reported a nearly 20% increase in total diamond trading volume for the first quarter of 2026, driven by a 35.7% surge in rough diamond imports.
27 april 2026
