Gross jewellery sales by value in North America increased by 5% year-over-year in August, despite an 8% decline in unit sales.
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Researchers at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) have for the first time discovered a synthetic diamond grown by the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method which imitates a natural diamond crystal in shape.
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International mining company Talisman Metals has extended its exploration licenses for the Fougnar project in Morocco.
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Central banks around the world continue to actively replenish their gold reserves, as their net purchases collectively exceeded 30t in July, according to data published by the World Gold Council (WGC).
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ALROSA doesn’t need to sell its rough diamonds to Russia’s state depository Gokhran, as the company currently has no serious issues with selling its goods, said president of Yakutia, Aysen Nikolayev.
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By Benj Edwards
(arstechnica.com) - In an age when you can get just about anything online, it's probably no surprise that you can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Chinese eCommerce site Alibaba. If, like me, you haven't been paying attention to the diamond industry, it turns out that the availability of these machines reflects an ongoing trend toward democratizing diamond production—a process that began decades ago and continues to evolve.
