WDC calls for KP members to redefine conflict diamonds

The World Diamond Council (WDC) has appealed to members of the Kimberley Process (KP) attending a plenary session in Dubai that there is a need for unity and action to achieve essential reforms.

Today

CAR wants total lifting of diamond export embargo as KP meets in Dubai

The Central African Republic (CAR) wants to advocate for the complete lifting of a diamond export embargo imposed for more than a decade.

Today

Indian gold coins and medallions exports spike amid gem and jewellery trade decline - GJEPC

India's Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) summed up the results of October sales and, in general, the last seven months - from April to October.

Yesterday

Endiama: Catóca considering going underground

Angolan state-owned diamond miner, Endiama says its 41%-owned Catóca mine is thinking about expansion underground, according to the company director of mining operations and joint venture management Miguel Vemba.

Yesterday

Diamonds now contribute 5.5% of UAE non-oil trade

Diamonds are now contributing 5.5% of the United Arab Emirates non-oil trade, according to a senior government official.

Yesterday

Electric vehicles throw palladium's mega-rally into reverse

31 january 2023

(usnews.com/Reuters) - Palladium, once the cheapest major precious metal, rocketed from less than $500 an ounce in 2016 to above $3,400 last March, leaving platinum and gold for dust. An era of breathtaking palladium rallies is likely to be ending, analysts said, as rising supply and stagnant demand erode prices of the metal used to neutralise vehicle exhaust emissions.