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ALROSA to double investment in Zim
Russian diamond giant, ALROSA is set to double its initial investment in Zimbabwe where it entered into a joint venture with the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), a company official has said without providing much details.
25 april 2025
China’s CMOC buys Lumina Gold for C$581m
Chinese mining company CMOC Group has acquired all of Canadian miner Lumina Gold’s shares in all-cash transaction for C$1.27 per share for total proceeds of C$581 million ($420 million).
25 april 2025
LBMA Reports on EU Conflict Minerals Regulation Assessment Outcome
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) reported that its Responsible Gold Guidance version 9 (RGG v.9), submitted in 2023 for alignment assessment under the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation to become a recognized industry scheme...
25 april 2025
Zim releases historical diamond parcel to Vast
AIM-quoted mining company, Vast Resources has announced the successful release of the historical diamond parcel held in safe custody at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe by order of the Supreme Court since early 2010.
25 april 2025
ART MOSCOW 2025 exhibition kicks off
The leading exhibition and fair of contemporary, classical and jewelry art opened in the Atrium of Moscow's Gostiny Dvor on April 23.
25 april 2025
Precious Metals and Trump 2.0: A Time of Elevated Uncertainty
25 april 2025
(lbma.org.uk) - It is said that history does not repeat itself but it sometimes rhymes, and as President Trump took the oath of office for a second time in January 2025, there were many familiar verses from his first term.
Diamond industry in crisis as Trump tariffs rock market
18 april 2025
(ft.com) - Diamond traders are warning that the $82bn industry has “ground to a halt” because of Donald Trump’s tariffs and the global trade war, with shipments through the gem-trading hub of Antwerp down to about one-seventh of usual levels.
Should The Natural Diamond Industry “Go Negative” Against Lab-Grown?
11 april 2025
(jckonline.com) - When I graduated from college, I moved to Boston and found myself initially unable to land a full-time writing gig. So I took a temp job as a telemarketer for MCI’s long-distance service. My job was to cold-call small-business owners and try to convince them to switch from AT&T, the then-leader.
Carbon polygons: an effective tool for climate research in Russia
08 april 2025
The greenhouse effect plays a very important role for the inhabitants of our planet. It forms a comfortable thermal balance of the atmosphere and the earth's surface for human life, and also protects the Earth from sharp temperature fluctuations in the daily and annual cycle.
5 Factors That Will Impact the Diamond Industry in 2025
04 april 2025
(nationaljeweler.com) - The industry is changing as it grapples with new realities around distribution, supply, and the need for consistent, effective marketing. So, in early 2025, there is one question everyone is asking. Where do we go from here?
