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Initiative To Collect Diamond Retailer Back-Stories At Las Vegas Show

Initiative To Collect Diamond Retailer Back-Storie..

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The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) and the Museum of Named Diamonds (MoND)
Pallinghurst Bid Undervalues Gemfields, Board Tells Shareholders

Pallinghurst Bid Undervalues Gemfields, Board Tell..

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Graham Mascall, chairman of the board of directors of coloured gemstone producer Gemfields plc, has written to all the company’s
Russian Govt. Investigating ALROSA Non-Core Asset Sales

Russian Govt. Investigating ALROSA Non-Core Asset ..

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The Moscow office of diamond miner ALROSA is being investigated by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) for sales of non-core assets between 2011 a..
PANDORA Q1 Revenue +9% To $755M; Pre-Tax Earnings +7% To $275M

PANDORA Q1 Revenue +9% To $755M; Pre-Tax Earnings ..

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Danish mass-market jewellery retailer PANDORA reported that in a year-on-year comparison, revenue grew 9 percent to $754.67 million (DKK 5.16 billion)
State Takeover Of Diamond Mines Stalled, Admits Zimbabwe Dy. Minister

State Takeover Of Diamond Mines Stalled, Admits Zi..

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The Zimbabwe government’s attempt to bring all the mining in the Marange diamond fields under state control appears to have stalled, with court ..
KP A Vital Consideration For Future Of Diamond Industry, Says Polyakov

KP A Vital Consideration For Future Of Diamond Ind..

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The future of the Kimberley Process (KP) is a vital consideration for the future of the whole diamond industry, said World Diamond Council (WDC) Presi..
CIBJO Will Comply With EU Conflict-Minerals Rules, Says Cavalieri

CIBJO Will Comply With EU Conflict-Minerals Rules,..

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The European Commission will issue guidelines by the end of this year on the identification of conflict and high-risk areas from which gold, tin, tant..
KP Must Now Face Non-Conflict Issues Like Origin Guarantees: Polyakov

KP Must Now Face Non-Conflict Issues Like Origin G..

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Noting that the Kimberley Process (KP) had succeeded in its original task of protecting world markets from conflict diamonds, and thus almost complete..
IIDGR Launches Synthetic Diamond Detection Course

IIDGR Launches Synthetic Diamond Detection Course

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The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), part of the De Beers Group, today announced the launch of a world-first synthetic d..
$43B Gems & Jewellery Exports Make Up 16% Of Indian Total

$43B Gems & Jewellery Exports Make Up 16% Of India..

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India’s exports of gems and jewellery provisionally increased 9.85 percent to $43.16 billion in fiscal 2017 (April 2016 to March 2017) over the ..