RAPAPORT... Diamcor Mining's rough-diamond sales fell 22% year on yearto $569,059 in the second fiscal quarter amid production of smaller,lower-quality stones. The company sold 3,760 carats, including a 20.66-caratgem-quality rough, for an average price of $151 per carat during the periodending September 30, it said last week. Although the volume of sales from its Krone-Endora at Venetia proj...Read More
RAPAPORT... Blockchain technology company Everledger has closed a $20million Series A funding round, led by China-based internet giant TencentHoldings. Everledger, which supports blockchain technology for manycompanies in the diamond industry, will use the money to fund its growth. The company, whose clients include G? 1/4 belin Gem Lab, Chow Tai Fook and Hari Krishna Exports, alsoreceived in...Read More
RAPAPORT... The timing of the September Hong Kong Jewellery & GemFair was unfortunate, coming amid a wave of anti-government demonstrations inthe city. But for many participants, the political tensions were masking thebigger issue: Chinese demand has slowed, compounding the wider problemsin the diamond industry."The protests are an excuse [for not attending], but reallythe market is not good,"...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Sodiam chairman Dr. Eugenio Bravo da Rosa took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the World Federation of Diamond Bourses Presidents Meeting this morning.Sodiam is the state-owned Angolan National Diamond Trading Company, which controls the purchase, sale and import and export of diamonds in Angola.The participation of the Angolan delegation underscores the country's...Read More
The long-lasting downtrend in the international scrap market, which has pushed prices to three-year lows this month, has led to the point where steelmakers which use electric-arc furnaces (EAFs) have a significant advantage over those equipped with blast furnaces (BFs), which use iron ore as a feed.That was the conclusion made by the raw materials committee of the International Rebar Exporters & P...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The DMCC has opened the Dubai Design Academy (DDA) to increase the standard of jewelry design in the emirate. The Academy will equip students with innovative design development training and practical experience in the latest CAD designing and manufacturing technology.The DDA has formed an educational partnership with Gemvision USA to offer professional courses for various levels of...Read More
RAPAPORT... Petra Diamonds has unearthed a blue diamond weighing 20.08 carats atits Cullinan mine in South Africa, it said Monday. The type IIb stone comes from the same mine that producedthe 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond in 1905, and follows a string of important discoveries at the site this year. In April, the company recovered a209.9-carat white diamond, while in March it found a 100.83-car...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Cullinan diamond mine continues to give up its treasures. The latest noteworthy find from the celebrated mine is a 20.08-carat gem quality Type IIb blue diamond.Petra Diamonds Limited, which operates the South African mine, said in a statement that Cullinan remains a significant source of rare blue diamonds. The miner added that it once again confirms the prevalence of exc...Read More
Flat-rolled steel sales volumes reported by Brazilian distributors totaled 280,000 tonnes in August 2019, falling by 6.4% from 299,200 tonnes in the corresponding month a year before, distributors' association Inda said on Tuesday September 24.Imports decreased by 9.5% on the same basis of comparison to 89,800 tonnes, from 99,200 tonnes, Inda's data showed.The distributors purchased 279,700 tonnes...Read More
Mexico's largest integrated steelmaker, Altos Hornos de M?(C)xico (Ahmsa), has been considering capitalization options, including the sale of its ownership stake or building a partnership with another company."Regarding information published today about an alleged process of sale of the company, Ahmsa affirms it has been working with several options for capitalization or partnership with many indu...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Indian government has lowered the rate of goods and services tax(GST) for certain diamond work in a move that will help buoy the struggling sector, the nation's Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) said. GST on diamond "job work" - manufacturing or otheractivities that a company outsources to a third party, such as diamond cuttingor jewelry making - will drop t...Read More
The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) is expecting a large number of steelmaking projects dedicated to both flat and long steel production in the next decade, covering not only regional demand but also excess volumes that may be exported, according the South East Asia Iron and Steel institute (SEAISI). The Asean regional intergovernmental organization comprises the Philippines, Indon...Read More
White Gold turns heads as exploration steps up a gearSPONSOREDwhite gold corpSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsLean mining and the fourth industrial revolutionSPONSOREDdassault systemesUnder a 2016 agreement, WPM has committed to fund upfront cash payments of $140 million for development work on...Read More
The prices for flat steel products imported into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have fallen this week on continuing limited demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday September 24.Buyers did not want to book big tonnages before prices hit bottom, they said.UAEOffer prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) from China were heard at $450-460 per tonne cfr this week, with offers of India- and Japa...Read More
Stellar result for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe company, the world's largest copper producer, aims to align its debt profile with the timelines when its structural development projects such as Chuquicamata underground, a new mine level at El Teniente, the Inca mine at Salvador, and the mine-plant transfer system at Andina, will be in full production. "These projects account for three-quarters of the e...Read More
Import prices for steel billet and rebar in the United Arab Emirates fell this week because of soft demand, and rebar prices were also expected to decline, sources said on Tuesday September 24.Market participants expected that new domestic rebar prices would be announced in the near future, Fastmarkets heard.Billet importsBillet was on offer from Oman at about $405-410 per tonne cpt, and $390 per...Read More
White Gold turns heads as exploration steps up a gearSPONSOREDwhite gold corpSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsLean mining and the fourth industrial revolutionSPONSOREDdassault systemesThe Toronto-based miner on Monday refuted Bloomberg reports last week saying the company was drawing preliminar...Read More
Steel hot-rolled sheet prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow have declined over the week to Monday September 23 due to the seasonal slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel hot-rolled sheet, domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia was 43,000-44,000 roubles ($671-687) per tonne on September 23, including 20% VAT, narrowing downward from 43,000-44,90...Read More
White Gold turns heads as exploration steps up a gearSPONSOREDwhite gold corpSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsLean mining and the fourth industrial revolutionSPONSOREDdassault systemesBased on geotechnical data last updated in 2015, the company reported White Pine North could be profitable as a...Read More
White Gold turns heads as exploration steps up a gearSPONSOREDwhite gold corpSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion mineralsLean mining and the fourth industrial revolutionSPONSOREDdassault systemesIn the wake of the federal rejection of the Ajax opencast development on environmental grounds in June last yea...Read More