RAPAPORT... Petra Diamonds' revenue jumped in the first fiscal quarter dueto demand for higher-quality goods. Revenue surged 22% year on year to $80.2 million for thethree months ending September 30, the miner reported Monday. Sales volumeincreased 7% to 626,541 carats, with the average selling price up 15% to $128per carat, even as overall rough prices weakened. Prices for the quarter fell...Read More
RAPAPORT... In the latest Rapaport Diamond Podcast, the editorial teamdiscusses the bankruptcy of retail giant Sears Holdings Corp., and what the jewelryindustry has to fear.The holiday season is also approaching, presentingopportunities for those well prepared. We look at what jewelers need to do toattract business, and interview Aleah Arundale, founder of successful Facebookgroup Jewelers H...Read More
RAPAPORT... Petra Diamonds' revenue jumped in the first fiscal quarter dueto demand for higher-quality goods. Revenue surged 22% year on year to $80.2 million for thethree months ending September 30, the miner reported Monday. Sales volumeincreased 7% to 626,541 carats, with the average selling price up 15% to $128per carat, even as overall rough prices weakened. Prices for the quarter fell...Read More
Toronto, Ontario: 23 October 2018 - Fura Gems Inc. (TSXV: FURA, OTC: FUGMF and FRA: BJ43) ("Fura Gems" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the launch of an all-female wash plant team at the Coscuez emerald project in Boyac??, Colombia (the "Coscuez Emerald Mine").Key HighlightsAt the second World Emerald Symposium held in Bogota, October 2018, Fura Gems launched its All-Female Wash Plant pr...Read More
(Excerpt from upcoming article by Alisha Hiyate in Diamonds in Canada magazine, published by The Northern Miner ) In 2013, De Beers Canada turned down a chance to own a majority stake in Peregrine Diamonds' Chidliak project in Nunavut. Five years later, it now owns the project outright.So what changed in that time period? De Beers Canada CEO Kim Truter says that the timing just wasn't quite ri...Read More
Anglo American's De Beers, the world's top diamond producer by value, saw rough diamond production decrease by 5% to 8.7-million carats in the quarter ended Sept. 30, mainly due to planned volume reductions in Botswana and South Africa.Output fell by 6% to 5.7 million carats in Botswana as a result of the planned processing of lower-grade material at the Jwaneng mine. Production at Orapa re...Read More
RAPAPORT... A brand-management company that owns the Marilyn Monroeestate has bought the trademark rights to "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"at an auction of assets belonging to Nirav Modi's US businesses. ABG Intermediate Holdings, which trades as Authentic BrandsGroup (ABG), acquired the intellectual property related to the actress and singer'sfamous song title for $50,000 last month, accordi...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers' production fell 5% to 8.7 million carats in thethird quarter due to planned reductions in mining volumes in Botswana and SouthAfrica. The miner processed lower-grade ore at its Jwaneng mine inBotswana, resulting in overall output for Debswana - its joint venture with thenation's government - declining 6% to 5.7 million carats. It also carried out a scheduled shutdown of...Read More
RAPAPORT... The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has proposedit work with other industry groups to consult with the US Federal TradeCommission (FTC) over its fiercely debated diamond terminology.Industry leaders attending the October 15 to 17CIBJO Congress in Bogot??, Colombia, called for the sector to relay a clearer message toconsumers when marketing diamonds, whether natural or laboratory-...Read More
(IDEX Online) - De Beers reported that rough diamond production for Q3 decreased 5% to 8.7 million carats due to planned volume reductions in Botswana (Debswana) and South Africa (DBCM). In Botswana, production declined 6% to 5.7 million carats due to the planned processing of lower grade material at Jwaneng. Production at Orapa remained in line with Q3 2017 at 2.6 million carats. In...Read More
(IDEX Online) - ALROSA has posted a 2% rise on the year in diamond output in the third quarter of this year, but an 11% decrease in the first nine months of 2018. The miner reported that diamond production grew by 23% on the previous quarter in Q3 to 10.5 m carats due to seasonal growth in output at alluvial deposits, an increase in ore and gravels processing, and the ramp-up of the...Read More
RAPAPORT... A brand-management company that owns the Marilyn Monroeestate has bought the trademark rights to "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"at an auction of assets belonging to Nirav Modi's US businesses.ABG Intermediate Holdings, which trades as Authentic BrandsGroup (ABG), acquired the intellectual property related to the actress and singer'sfamous song title for $50,000 last month, accordin...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers' production fell 5% to 8.7 million carats in thethird quarter due to planned reductions in mining volumes in Botswana and SouthAfrica. The miner processed lower-grade ore at its Jwaneng mine inBotswana, resulting in overall output for Debswana - its joint venture with thenation's government - declining 6% to 5.7 million carats. It also carried out a scheduled shutdown of...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The 38th World Diamond Congress, the biennial meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), began on Tuesday in Mumbai with the WFDB holding important Committee meetings. The meetings of the WFDB's Judicial, Trade & Business, Promotion, and Executive Committees heard updates regarding their...Read More
RAPAPORT... The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has proposedit work with other industry groups to consult with the US Federal TradeCommission (FTC) over its fiercely debated diamond terminology.Industry leaders attending the October 15 to 17CIBJO Congress in Bogot??, Colombia, called for the sector to relay a clearer message toconsumers when marketing diamonds, whether natural or laboratory-...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has opened a new facility in Mumbai at the Bharat Diamond Bourse. Located at Tower FW in the exchange, the space will serve as an extension of IGI's existing laboratory services, operating as a fully-fledged sorting and screening facility. Streamlining the evaluation process, trade personnel will also be able to drop their parce...Read More
De Beers Group on Tuesday reported that its rough diamond production had decreased by 5% to 8.7-million carats in the third quarter ended September 30, owing to planned volume reductions in Botswana and South Africa.In Botswana, production declined by 6% to 5.7-million carats owing to the planned processing of lower-grade material at Jwaneng. Production at Orapa remained in line with that of the t...Read More
The Democratic Republic of Congo gave two groups of investors a four-week deadline to submit a joint proposal on the development of the multi-billion dollar Inga 3 hydropower plant.The government signed an accord with Chinese and Spanish consortia this week to advance the 11,000-megawatt facility, the first time it's formally appointed entities to draw up plans to develop Inga 3 since the project...Read More
South Africa's Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) increased sales by more than a fifth in the first quarter of its financial year, as higher production, better quality stones and a weakening of the rand offset a slump in the price of the precious rocks it mines.Revenue rose 22 percent in the quarter to $80.2 million from $65.8 million a year prior, despite diamond prices being 5 percent lower when compa...Read More
RAPAPORT... The New York branch of India's ICICI Bank has sued 11executives of diamond manufacturer Shrenuj & Co. and its associatedcompanies, alleging they engaged in fraudulent transactions. The defendants induced ICICI to extend loans to Mumbai-basedShrenuj's US subsidiary, Simon Golub & Sons, which Shrenuj then diverted tothree shell companies in the United Arab Emirates, the bank clai...Read More