Pent-up weddings and stimulus could mean ‘generational consumer boom’ for diamonds
Global diamond production in 2020 fell by more than 20% to about 113 million carats due to planned production declines by the major producers and…
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Diamond market shows signs of revival
After being virtually shut down since March, the diamond market has slowly come back to life. This fall, De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer…
Mountain Province resumes diamond sales in Antwerp
Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; US-OTC: MPVD) held its first traditional diamond sale since the coronavirus pandemic began on Sept. 19 in Antwerp. And while…
Diamond sales bounce, but still in ‘intensive care’
De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, revealed today that it made about three times as many sales of roughs in the seventh…
Miners use on-site testing to keep operations coronavirus-free
Timothy Ray Sewell is no stranger to pandemics. In the early 2000s, he developed emergency management plans in Indonesia and Borneo for BHP Billiton during…
Dominion Diamond sues partner in Diavik mine
Dominion Diamond Mines is suing DDMI, its associate in the iconic Diavik mine and a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO), for alleged…
Lucara’s digital sales platform poised for growth during Covid-19
Since its first sale through its Clara sales platform in late 2018, Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has sold US$12.1 million worth of diamonds using the…
India-based diamond processing hub re-opens at lower volumes
After being closed for almost two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the diamond manufacturing hub of Surat, India, where most of the world’s rough…
EHR Resources launches diamond ‘incubator’
With a new strategy focused on diamonds that officially launched in March, just as the coronavirus pandemic began to spread across the globe, you might…
Mountain Province arranges $50M alternative diamond sale
With the diamond trade still largely shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; US-OTC: MPVD) has found a way to…
Interview: Charles Wyndham reflects on dramatic year in diamonds, 2019
Charles Wyndham has been in the diamond industry for over 40 years. He was a director of the CSO, De Beers’ selling arm, before deciding…
Pat Sheahan: A diamond-seeker’s best friend
Pat Sheahan has always done things her own way. The diamond researcher and founder of the Sheahan-MDRU literature service — which, in various forms, has…