TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has delivered the first two parcels of diamonds from its BK16 kimberlite project, in the Orapa Kimberlite Field, in Botswana, to Lucara Diamond’s acid cleaning laboratory, in Gaborone, for cleaning.The parcels comprise 101 diamonds weighing 18.57 ct and 130 diamonds weighing 17.79 ct.AdvertisementThe diamonds will be stored at secured facilities located at the...Read More
RAPAPORT... Technology group Synova has opened a new diamond-sawingcenter in Mumbai, the company said recently. The hub - the Swiss manufacturer's second in India -will provide laser-sawing services, stone analyses and machine demonstrations,which will speed up turnaround for diamonds sent in by customers for cutting,the company said. "We will be able to serve our local customers better and f...Read More
RAPAPORT... Royal Asscher has opened its first Amsterdam boutique inpartnership with luxury retailer Schapp Citroen, the diamondcompany said Monday. The store - in the PC Hooftstraat shopping area - hastwo floors featuring the brand's diamond-jewelry collections, as well as stonesin the Amsterdam-based company's Royal Asscher and Royal Asscher Brilliant cuts. "Royal Asscher has always played an im...Read More
The Department of Public Enterprises is investigating whether state-owned mining company Alexkor, which had links with the infamous Gupta family, complies with environmental legislation.This has emerged in Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan's answer to a parliamentary question by DA MP Veronica van Dyk, whose constituency is in the Northern Cape, where Alexkor is operative.The probe...Read More
Source: James Kwantes for Streetwise Reports 06/04/2018James Kwantes, editor of Resource Opportunities, speaks with Ken Armstrong, the CEO of one of the more active diamond companies globally.Vancouver-based North Arrow Minerals Inc. (NAR:TSX.V) is one of the more active diamond exploration companies globally, with a portfolio of projects focused on Canada. Its most advanced-stage project is t...Read More
ATAC Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:ATC) ("ATAC") is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling at its 1,700 km2 Rackla Gold Property in east-central Yukon.The previously announced, ~20,000 m diamond drill program will include: ~10,000 m at the high-grade, Carlin-type Osiris Project; and ~10,000 m at the Carlin-type Orion Project funded by Barrick Gold Corp. ("Barrick") under an exploration partnersh...Read More
RAPAPORT... The World Diamond Council (WDC) addressed the US StateDepartment last week for the first time regarding responsible diamond sourcing and theKimberley Process (KP).In her presentation, WDC executive director Marie-Chantal Kaninda pointed to the work the WDC and KP had already done to counteract the actions of groups that trade in conflict diamonds to finance illegal activities against l...Read More
RAPAPORT... Designer Mike Saatji of Mike Joseph Jewellery won theCouture prize for high-end diamond jewelry on Sunday in Las Vegas - his second award in the competition to date. The Armenian-born jeweler received the Best inDiamonds Above $20,000 accolade at the Couture Design Awards. A total of 15awards were presented at the ceremony, which took place during the Couture luxury jewelry design exhi...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Royal Asscher Diamond Company has opened its first Amsterdam boutique in partnership with leading Dutch retailer Schaap Citroen. The new store is situated in Amsterdam's premium shopping area, PC Hooftstraat 142. Edward, Lita and Mike Asscher joined the Martens family - owners of Schaap Citroen - to celebrate the opening with friends, clients and a ribbon cutting cer...Read More
Aim- and TSX-V-listed Mkango Resources has started a major diamond drilling programme at its Songwe Hill rare earths project, in Malawi.The drilling programme, the Canadian mineral exploration and development company explained, is a key component of the feasibility study for Songwe, which is being fully funded by Noble Group subsidiary Talaxis.AdvertisementThe drilling programme is for a minimum o...Read More
RAPAPORT... The World Diamond Council (WDC) addressed the US StateDepartment last week for the first time regarding responsible diamond sourcing and theKimberley Process (KP).In her presentation, WDC executive director Marie-Chantal Kaninda pointed to the work the WDC and KP had already done to counteract the actions of groups that trade in conflict diamonds to finance illegal activities against l...Read More
BOTSWANA – Botswana’s central bank has urged the government to overhaul the southern African nation’s tax regime and prepare the economy for declining contributions from diamonds.Botswana relies on gemstones for almost a fifth of its gross domestic product and used the revenue generated from sales to transform the nation from an economic backwater into one of the continent’...Read More
RAPAPORT... Designer Mike Saatji of Mike Joseph Jewellery won theCouture prize for high-end diamond jewelry on Sunday in Las Vegas - his second award in the competition to date. The Armenian-born jeweler received the Best inDiamonds Above $20,000 accolade at the Couture Design Awards. A total of 15awards were presented at the ceremony, which took place during the Couture luxury jewelry design exhi...Read More
RAPAPORT... Sales of jewelry and other expensive items in greater China grew in April amid stronger consumer sentiment and increased tourism to Hong Kong,according to government sources. In China, retail sales of gold, silver and jewelry rose 6%year on year to $3.16 billion (CNY 20.3 billion) for the month, the NationalBureau of Statistics of China reported recently. Meanwhile, Hong Kong recorde...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. recovered a 95-carat diamond from the Gahcho Ku?(C) mine located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is the largest gem quality stone and the fourth-largest stone recovered from the mine since production commenced just under two years ago. The diamond was included in the fancies and specials parcel acquired by Mountain Province in...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers' entry into the lab-grown market represents a shift inconsumers' perception of synthetic stones, according to Diamond Foundry. The miner's introduction of a new line of lab-grown stones forjewelry is key for the acceptance of synthetics in the industry, theCalifornia-based producer said. The lack of any large diamond miner's support forlab-grown stones had caused conflict and...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The executive director of the World Diamond Council (WDC), Marie-Chantal Kaninda, has addressed U.S. State Department officials and civil society members on the topic of responsible diamond sourcing and the Kimberley Process. It was the first time that the WDC presented to the U.S. State Department and supports the WDC's strategy to raise awareness for, and encourage partic...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa saw revenue of $14.5 million from a sale of 112special-size diamonds in Israel, it said Thursday. The miner achieved an average price of $7,950 per carat fromthe auction of 1,824 carats of gem-quality stones weighing at least 10.8carats each, it reported. Buyers from Israel, Belgium, India, the US andthe United Arab Emirates participated in the auction. "We saw traditionally hi...Read More
(IDEX Online) - De Beers will be using Opsydia, an Oxford University venture, to create tiny laser markings on its new lab-grown diamond range, Lightbox Jewellery. Opsydia creates the markings below the surface of diamonds using high precision lasers, making it economically unviable to attempt to remove them. They are less than 1/50th of the width of a human hair and so small that...Read More
RAPAPORT... Dominion Diamond Mines has agreed to allow Mountain ProvinceDiamonds to use its CanadaMark certification program. CanadaMark assures consumers its certified diamonds originatedin Canadian mines, and are natural and untreated. All diamonds produced under theprogram are tracked from mine to polished. Companies who buy stones from Mountain Province's share ofproduction at the Gahcho Ku?(...Read More