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Louis Vuitton Buys 1,758ct. Diamond from Lucara
Lucara Diamond Corp. has sold Botswana’s largest diamond to Louis Vuitton in a rare move that will see
News Jan 16, 2020 Rapaport News
Lucara
Lucara Tender Beats Expectations
Lucara Diamond Corp. achieved higher sales than it expected at its final tender of the year as market stabilization
News Dec 19, 2019 Rapaport News
De Beers diamonds on glass table
De Beers Rough Prices Decline 5% in 2019
A drop in rough-diamond prices and a sales shift to lower-value items weighed on De Beers’ profitability in the second half, according
News Dec 16, 2019 Rapaport News
Rough and polished diamonds
Pressure on Diamond Midstream Likely to Increase
Diamond manufacturers will consolidate in the coming years to avoid being further squeezed by miners and retailers, Bain
News Dec 12, 2019 Joshua Freedman
Jwaneng
De Beers Lowers 2020 Production Forecast
De Beers has reduced its production outlook for next year and beyond amid uncertainty about the
News Dec 11, 2019 Rapaport News
De Beers sightholder
De Beers Ends Special Supply Measures
Rough-diamond buyers are anticipating an improvement in sales at next week’s De Beers sight, as the miner is withdrawing concessions that
News Dec 05, 2019 Joshua Freedman
ZCDC
Zimbabwe Eyes Overseas Rough Tenders
Zimbabwe’s state-owned diamond miner is planning tenders outside the country in an effort to attract more buyers, Bloomberg reported
News Dec 02, 2019 Rapaport News
Rough fancy intense yellow diamond for Princess Cu
Zimbabwe to Take Smaller Cut of Diamond Sales
Zimbabwe plans to reduce the percentage of sales diamond miners must pay to the state, aiming to encourage companies
News Nov 18, 2019 Rapaport News
Orapa De Beers
De Beers Announces 2020 Sight Schedule
De Beers has released the dates of the 10 sights it will hold in Gaborone, Botswana, next year. The miner
News Nov 18, 2019 Rapaport News
Analyzing rough at KGK Botswana
Rough Market Picks Up at De Beers Sight
De Beers’ November sales totalled $390 million, the highest for five months, as the rough market stabilized
News Nov 13, 2019 Joshua Freedman
De Beers rough
De Beers Reduces Prices at November Sight
Sightholders welcomed De Beers’ decision to lower prices at this week’s rough-diamond sale, but noted that further discounts
News Nov 06, 2019 Joshua Freedman
De Beers bridal collection
De Beers Lowers Global Diamond-Jewelry Estimate
De Beers has restated its estimation of global diamond-jewelry sales following a new study valuing the diamond content
News Nov 04, 2019 Avi Krawitz
De Beers
De Beers Slashes Output Amid Diamond Glut
De Beers’ production dropped in the third quarter as the miner responded to a decline in rough demand that has left
News Oct 22, 2019 Rapaport News
Jubilee
Alrosa Sales Down as Cutters Reduce Stock
Alrosa’s sales fell in the third quarter amid a drop in the average price as the miner sold a larger
News Oct 22, 2019 Rapaport News
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto Output Falls Amid Lower Grades
Lower mining grades and reduced ore availability contributed to a drop in Rio Tinto’s third-quarter diamond production, the
News Oct 17, 2019 Rapaport News
Lucapa
Lucapa Tender Yields $10M
Lucapa Diamond Company earned $10.4 million from its latest sale of rough stones, bringing its total
News Oct 16, 2019 Rapaport News
Petra 20.08ct blue
Cullinan Blue Could Fetch $15M, Analysts Say
Petra Diamonds will offer a 20.08-carat blue diamond at a special tender in Johannesburg next month, with analysts predicting
News Oct 07, 2019 Rapaport News
Letseng diamonds
Lesotho Renews Letšeng Lease
Gem Diamonds has obtained a 10-year lease to continue mining at the lucrative Letšeng deposit in Lesotho, but will
News Oct 06, 2019 Rapaport News
Young Diamantaires South Africa Venetine mine visi
Nurturing the Next Generation of Diamantaires
If anyone in the industry wanted to know how to transform a diamond business and safeguard its future, they might
News Sep 12, 2019 Joshua Freedman
Rough diamonds
De Beers Lets Clients Reject 50% of Goods
De Beers will allow sightholders to refuse more rough diamonds than usual at this week’s sight, aiming to ease
News Aug 18, 2019 Joshua Freedman
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