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DMCC forms education partnership with HRD Antwerp
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has announced a new education partnership between the Dubai Design Academy and HRD Antwerp, Europe’s leading authority in diamond and jewellery grading, to expand access to internationally recognized...
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Rio Tinto’s diamond production drops by 68% following Diavik closure
Rio Tinto’s diamond production fell by 68% during the first nine months of 2026. This decline follows the closure of the Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories this March after 23 years of operation due to its depletion.
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Ghana sets 2030 deadline to end raw mineral exports
Ghana's President John Mahama has set a target to halt all exports of unprocessed minerals by the end of the decade, as the West African nation seeks to capture more economic value from its natural resources, African Business has reported.
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A rare 9-carat pink diamond goes on display after 100 years of its theft
A rare nine-carat pink diamond, stolen from a French château nearly 100 years ago, has been unveiled to the public for the first time.
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Huayou Cobalt secures 50% interest in Ghana’s Ewoyaa Lithium Project
Atlantic Lithium has completed a novation agreement between Elevra Lithium and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, transferring Elevra’s rights and interests in the Ewoyaa Lithium Project and the broader Ghana portfolio to Huayou.
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Development Prospects for Cutting Industry in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
27 may 2008
The groundwork of diamond cutting industry in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) was laid in 1991, when the Council of Ministers of the Yakut-Sakha S.S.R. issued its Decree No. 68 dated 08.02.91 to establish OAO Tuimaada Diamond. It took a brief period, from 1992 to 1995, for the company to build 16 cutting factories scattered across the Republic.
Brazilian Agate with a Human Face and Diamonds “From Russia with Love”
27 may 2008
On May 22-24, the Gostiny Dvor atrium in Moscow gave its houseroom to the International Jewelry Exhibition “New Russian Style.” We have tried to find out what is behind this very singular title of the event. In the eyes of many Russians, the “new Russian” is a caricature gangster from a joke. Sure enough, this character does have a style of his own and it is impressive without doubt. Will it be indeed a wild guess to assume that jewelry manufacturers intend to offer finger-thick “gilt” or platinum wheel disks for the Mercedes 600 limousines?
Front-Burner Problems of Jewelry Industry
26 may 2008
The jewelry community arranged into a group of public organizations (Russian Jewelers’ Guild, Jewelry Trade Club an others) under the auspices of their profile facilitator, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, hopes to secure support in solving its front-burner problems under the new President and the renewed Federal Government. The major ones of these problems have been already formulated in the Bill “On Introducing Amendments to the Federal Law ‘On Precious Metals and Gems.’”
Apropos Real Value of Diamonds
21 may 2008
In the end of 2007 and in the beginning of 2008, the top managers of leading diamond-mining companies ALROSA and De Beers expressed the idea to transfer settlements in the rough diamond trade from the dollar area to some other currency.
Development of Alluvial Diamond Deposits in Yakutia
20 may 2008
The pivotal changes currently taking place in the world diamond business have direct influence on the domestic rough and polished diamond industry. In the opinion of experts, diamond prices may significantly rise in the nearest years.
