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President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Mehul Shah urged the diamond industry to adopt "One Line Declarations" aimed at consumers, instead of focusing on specific terms like "lab grown" or "synthetic"...
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Koryx Copper has announced assay results from 15 drill holes totaling 6,825 metres as part of its ongoing infill and expansion drill programme at the wholly-owned Haib Copper Project in southern Namibia.
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Russia’s Gokhran has announced that it will hold its 14th open domestic auction for polished diamonds from the State Fund on October 8.
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Angola and Botswana have moved to tighten their collaboration in the diamond sector, aiming to bolster the standing of natural stones in global markets as they confront mounting pressure from laboratory-grown alternatives.
10 september 2026
By Sam Cooley
(jckonline.com) - Seated at his table at the Diamond Dealers Club in New York City, 11 stories above the city’s Diamond District, Farshid Roshanravan says that lab-grown diamonds don’t carry the weight they once did.
“I don’t focus on lab-grown diamonds, unless in specific scenarios, and I’m not alone,” says Roshanravan, CEO of Rayan Gems Inc.
