World Diamond Council (WDC) President Edward Asscher spoke during the Opening Session of the 2021 Kimberley Process (KP) Plenary, calling for Kimberley Process members “to agree to expand the conflict diamond definition in order to support long-term consumer confidence,” Rough & Polished reports. Credit: Shutterstock.com Asscher highlighted the
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In a recent interview with the Financial Times quoted by IDEX Online, Evgeny Agureev, Alrosa’s deputy CEO, warned that “the current shortage of rough diamonds could persist for several years.” Credit: Alrosa Agureev said: “Our industry will work with limited supply. There are projects, but these projects will
India Bore Diamond Holdings (IBDH) has unearthed the world’s second ever “Matryoshka” or “Russian doll” diamond, IDEX Online reports. The find was unearthed by India Bore Diamond Holdings (IBDH) in the southern part of the Ellendale alluvial deposit in Western Australia. Credit: Alrosa According to the report, the
Gem Diamonds has unearthed two big diamonds, weighing 245 carats and 102 carats, at its Lesotho-based Letšeng mine – and on the same day, IDEX Online reports. Both stones are high-quality Type II gems. Credit: Gem Diamonds In May, Gem Diamonds unearthed two high quality stones from the
Namdeb Diamond Corporation, a 50:50 joint venture between De Beers Group and the government of Namibia, has introduced a new long-term business plan that will extend the current life-of-mine (LoM) of its land-based operations by 20 years to 2042. Credit: Free Wind 2014 / Shutterstock.com According to Mining
Diamond mining giant De Beers has begun to search for marine diamonds off the coast of Greenland, according to a report quoted by IDEX Online. Credit: De Beers The report claims that De Beers commissioned “an eight-day survey of around 800 kilometers of seabed” at a depth of