By Rob Bates
(jckonline.com) - After two gemological labs found lab-grown diamonds with fraudulent inscriptions misidentifying the stones as natural, trade groups have introduced same-day services to verify a diamond’s inscription and origin.
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Gaetano Cavalieri, president of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), spoke at the high-level segment of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) about the jewellery industry’s commitment to support sustainable development...
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The board of directors of Australian gold mining company Rox Resources Limited has approved the progress of the Youanmi project in the western Murchison region to the definitive feasibility study.
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Norilsk Nickel is considering a joint venture with China Copper, a subsidiary of a major aluminum producer Chinalco, to build a copper smelter in China, according to sources cited by Reuters.
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Six diamonds from Lucapa Diamond's 40%-owned Lulo alluvial mine in Angola were sold for $12.4 million at a tender run by Sodiam E.P. in Luanda.
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By Rob Bates
(jckonline.com) - After two gemological labs found lab-grown diamonds with fraudulent inscriptions misidentifying the stones as natural, trade groups have introduced same-day services to verify a diamond’s inscription and origin.