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WFDB Concludes Successful Presidents’ Meeting in Shanghai

Th e World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) concluded its annual Presidents’ Meeting for 2024, held in Shanghai, China. The three-day meeting explored the most pressing issues facing the world diamond industry - the G7 restrictions, synthetic diamonds, more

Time is ticking down

The World Diamond Council has revised its System of Warranties (SoW), which includes the standard Diamond Warranty Statement that all members of the trade must include on invoices and memo documents each time a natural diamond changes hands. more

DMCC TO SUPPORT THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED JGT DUBAI 2023 AS OFFICIAL PARTNER

DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has confirmed its continued support for Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai (JGT Dubai) more

DMCC Records Best August Since Inception In 2002,With 204 New Companies Joining

DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – today announced it recorded its best August on record since its establishment in 2002, with 204 new member companies registered, and best eight-month performance more

Angolan Diamond Bourse
Transforming the Global Diamond Sector

In this exclusive Peter Meeus, Special Co-ordinator for the Angolan Diamond Bourse speaks on the importance of the Diamond development initiatives in Angola and how all of these initiatives will catapult Angola to a leadership status in the global Diamond sector. more

JCK Las Vegas Wraps an Upbeat 2019 Show at the Sands Expo & The Venetian with New Products, Technology and Events

JCK Las Vegas, the jewelry industry's largest and most iconic North American trade event, recently wrapped its 2019 edition. This year's JCK Las Vegas show brought together over 2,200 exhibiting companies, more

IEG – MUSEO DEL GIOIELLO JEWELLERY MUSEUM IN VICENZA: THE NEW PERMANENT COLLECTION INAUGURATED

The inauguration of the third edition of the Museo del Gioiello,the exhibition area inside the Basilica Palladiana, managed by Italian Exhibition Group SpA (IEG) in partnership with Vicenza Municipality, an more

DGCX Reports Record Monthly Volumes as Shari'ah Spot Gold Continues to Shine

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) witnessed its best month ever, recording volume of 2,163,598 lots valued at over USD 46.11 billion. Throughout May an average of 94,069 contracts traded per day showing year-on-year (YOY) growth of 51%. more

CIBJO President visits Bahrain as guest of DANAT, Arabian Gulf country's official pearl and gemstone institute

CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has concluded a week-long visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, as the guest of DANAT, the Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones, during which he met with the leadership of the country's more

Leading Diamond Industry Organizations Back Standard-Setting "Diamond Terminology Guideline"

Nine of the leading diamond industry organizations and jewelry associations have jointly released the Diamond Terminology Guideline, containing recommendations for describing diamonds and synthetic diamonds. The Guideline, based on ISO standards more

GEM DIAMONDS LIMITED
announces the Recovery of high quality 149 carat diamond

Gem Diamonds Limited recently announced the recovery of an exceptional quality 149 carat, D colour Type IIa diamond, with excellent shape, from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the highest dollar more

DE BEERS SEEKS EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR VOORSPOED MINE

De Beers Group today announced it is seeking expressions of interest from potential buyers for its Voorspoed mine in Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. After evaluating a range of options, more

HRD Antwerp expands services in Dubai & the Middle Eastern Region Brings in latest technology & Know-how

The New Jeweller Bureau spoke to Mehmet Can Ozdemir, Managing Director - HRD Antwerp - Middle East Operationsin the GCC region and the Middle East to understand more about HRD Antwerp operations in the region. more

Lucara Announces Sale of 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona

Lucara Diamond Corp. recently announced that the historic 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona recovered from the Karowe mine in Botswana in November 2015 (see news release dated November 19, 2015) has been sold for US$53 million (US$47,777 per carat) to Graff Diamonds. more

Stellar Diamonds plc

Stellar Diamonds plc, the diamond development company focused on West Africa, announces that it has entered into a conditional binding Term Sheet with BDG Capital Limited (“BDG”) in relation to the proposed sale of Stellar’s assets in the Republic of Guinea. more

DIAMCOR ANNOUNCES ROUGH DIAMOND TENDER RESULTS AND OPERATIONAL PROGRESS UPDATE

Diamcor Mining Inc. is pleased to announce the results of its second tender and sale of rough diamonds from the processing of material in the +1.0mm more

Lucara Achieves US$54.8 Million from Its First Exceptional Stone Tender of 2017

Lucara Diamond Corp. ("Lucara" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results from its first Exceptional Stone Tender ("EST") of Karowe diamonds in 2017 and its eleventh EST since mining more

DMCC WELCOMED RECORD BREAKING 2,016 NEW MEMBER COMPANIES TO ITS DUBAI FREE ZONE IN 2016

DMCC, the Government authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai, today released its annual report with strong results including a record-breaking 2,016 new member companies in 2016, more

DGCX introduces data
enriched Website

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) announced the launch of Market Watch, a content rich micro-website more

CIBJO President meets with Fisheries Minister of Fiji, pledges support for development of responsible pearl industry

CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has met in Hong Kong with Semi Koroilavesau, the Minister of Fisheries of the Republic of Fiji, and during the meeting pledged the more

The Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) announced the results of the 2017 Board of Directors Election

Alan Bronstein of Aurora Gems was elected President of NCDIA. Newly elected Board member Jose Batista of Rio Diamond Corp. more

Jewellery's role in supporting developing economies must be part of its public image, says CIBJO President at Rendez-Vous Gemmologiques de Paris

While jewellery is a luxury product and non-essential to those who purchase it, the jewellery and gemstone sectors are industries that are essential to the economic and social development of economies

Fancy Color Diamond Index: Blue fancy color diamond prices rose 1.7% in Q1 2016

Yellow fancy color diamond prices decline by 1.8%, driven mainly by 1-3 carat fancy yellow.
The Fancy Color Diamond Index for the first quarter of 2016 showed fancy blue diamond prices

Ceylon Master Gems

You have got in to the right place for all your precious gemstones & custom made jewelry need. Ceylon Master Gems, is a family own business in Sri lank for many decades. We have opened our Dubai Regional Office, to attain our international clients demands and Present our utmost professional support.

LACE DIAMOND MINE, MARCH QUARTER DIAMOND SALES AND PROJECT UPDATE

DiamondCorp, the Southern African diamond mining, development and exploration company, is pleased to provide the following update on diamond sales and March quarter production

HRD Antwerp and Hong Kong Indian Diamond Association (HKIDA) sign exclusive screening service agreement

HRD Antwerp, Europe’s Leading Authority in Diamond Certification, and the Hong Kong Indian Diamond Association (HKIDA) have signed an agreement concerning an exclusive screening service using the M-Screen.

Antwerp diamond industry second quarter figures follow first quarter trend

The trade figures for rough diamonds are in line with the figures from the first quarter of 2015. Exports as well as imports of rough diamonds declined with respect to last year.

Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition 2015 witnessed a massive turn out of visitors during the weekend

Joyalukkas conducts 47th Blood Donation initiative in association with Dubai Blood Donation Center, Latifa Hospital.

Association

DMCC Launches Sustainability Hub With Unique Member Benefits To Drive Global Esg Impact

DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced the launch of the DMCC Sustainability Hub, a new ecosystem to pioneer more

The Trading Arena of Global Gems & Jewelry Industry

Thailand’s gems and jewelry industry has sparkled among the world’s finest by combining a deep ancient tradition, natural artistic flair, excellent craftsmanship handed down through generations, and sophisticated modern technology more

Arslanian Diamonds:
Deep Rooted in the Angolan Diamond Trade

The New Jeweller Bureau spoke to Sahag Arslanian, Director, Arslanian Diamonds on current market trends and the future of Diamond Industry. Mr Arslanian also dwells on their long standing relationship with Angola in this more

KGK GROUP
Actively Contributing to Investment & generation of employment in Angola

In an exclusive with Sandeep Kothari, Managing Director, KGK Group, The New Jeweller Bureau gets an insight on the group's activities and beneficiation programs in Angola and a peek into the rich legacy taken more

World Diamond Council welcomes UN General Assembly resolution calling for reforms to enhance effectiveness of the Kimberley Process

The World Diamond Council has welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on March 1, which calls for a strengthening of the Kimberley Process (KP), to more effectively sever the link between the illicit more

Israel to Hold Diamond Auction
at JCK Las Vegas

The Israeli Diamond Industry will again be among the largest international exhibitors at the JCK Las Vegas show (June 1-4, 2018,) the most important trade show in Israel's number one export market. The Israel Diamond Pavilion, organized by the Israel Diamond Institute more

GJEPC organises 3rd edition of India SAARC- Middle East Buyer Seller Meet at Hyderabad

In an effort to develop new trust and understanding at a cultural, business & professional level and to explore future business opportunities, GJEPC organised the 3rd edition of India SAARC- Middle East Buyer-Seller Meet from 29th April more

IGI North and South America Achieves Re-Certification by RJC

The International Gemological Institute (IGI) continues to promote the importance of upholding credibility and high industry standards through its submissions more

Russian government signs MOU with CIBJO and AWDC, aims to harmonize Russian diamond classification system with international standard

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, and the Antwerp World Diamond more

Recovery of exceptional quality 910 carat diamond

Gem Diamonds Limited (LSE: GEMD) is pleased to announce the recovery of an exceptional quality 910 carat, D colour Type IIa diamond from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine in the more

AIGS & GGTL Announce Launch of 'Gem Alliance'

The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences Laboratory and GGTL announced today that they are joining forces to form the Gem Alliance, a cooperation based on the sharing more

Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) and Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA)launch NCDIA ASIA

The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) announced recently a cooperation with the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) in launching NCDIA Asia, more

World Diamond Mark launches Chinese-language website WDM websites in Arabic and Spanish are in the pipeline

The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) has launched a full-fledged mirror site in Chinese. The site, accessible from the WDM home page, is the result of close cooperation with the Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE), and was translated more

WDM announces new WDM Authorised Diamond Dealers New members hail from Belgium, Canada, Italy and Russia

The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) announced that a group of renowned retail jewellers from Belgium, Canada, Italy and Russia have joined the growing family of the World Diamond Mark® Authorised more

World Diamond Mark launches Part of You™ campaign on www.passion.diamonds B2C web platform and through digital channels

The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) has soft-launched its global diamond promotion campaign with the emphasis on diamond jewellery retailers. It includes the brand-new more

Gem Diamonds Recovers high quality 80 carat diamond

Gem Diamonds Limited (LSE: GEMD) is pleased to announce the recovery of a high-quality 80 carat, D colour Type II diamond from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho. Today's announcement follows the news on 7 April of more

DIAMCOR PROVIDES UPDATE ON OPERATIONAL EXPANSIONS, ROUGH DIAMOND TENDERS, AND NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Diamcor Mining Inc. (TSX-V.DMI / OTCQX-DMIFF), (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that further to the installation of significant additional operational items and expansions more

IAMGOLD SECURES FINAL COMMITMENTS TO ITS EXISTING CREDIT FACILITY TO TOTAL $250 MILLION

IAMGOLD Corporation (“IAMGOLD” or the “Company”) announces that, as of today, the commitments from a syndicate of more

Global experts to assess market conditions and outlook for gold at 2017 Dubai Precious Metals Conference

Despite a challenging performance towards the end of last year, precious metals gained 11.71% over 2016, driven by economic volatility and political uncertainty in many regions of the world. With many of these issues expected to continue more

German jewellery retailer Designer Diamonds awarded WDM Authorised Diamond Dealer status

Designer Diamonds, a family-owned engagement and wedding ring retailer headquartered in Munich, Germany, and the World Diamond Mark Foundation more

LACE DIAMOND MINE
DIAMOND SALES AND PROJECT UPDATE

DiamondCorp, the Southern African diamond mining, development and exploration company, is pleased to advise that two run of mine parcels of diamonds which would have formed part

Crossfor Co. Ltd. Expanding into Markets beyond Dubai

In an exclusive with Mr. Hidetaka Dobashi, Chairman - Crossfor Co. Ltd. - Japan, The New Jeweller UAE bureau gets inside into the strategy of the company to expand beyond the UAE into the GCC region & a brief on the performance

Jacques Korn Appointed President of Antwerp Diamond Bourse

The Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs voor Diamanthandel) has made two new appointments to its Board of Directors. Jacques Korn has been elected President, and Rajender Gahani has been elected Executive Director.

India Gem & Jewellery Awards concludes in Jaipur, India

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) hosted the 'India Gem & Jewellery Awards (IGJA)'™ that recognises and rewards star performers of the Indian gem and jewellery sector,

GIA & TCS Notifies Indian Gem & Jewellery Trade of Invalidated Grading Reports.

GIA recently invalidated grading reports for 1042 diamonds after discovering that colour and clarity of these stones were fraudulently altered.

PHILIPPE MELLIER: SUSTAINABLE RETURNS ACROSS THE DIAMOND PIPELINE ARE KEY TO INVESTMENT

Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) Supports De Beers Diamond Financing Seminar

The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a DMCC platform played host to the De Beers

Union Budget gives a much-required fillip to the Indian Gems and Jewellery Sector

The Gems and Jewellery Industry of India spearheaded by GJEPC hailed the Union Budget presented by Mrs Nirmala Sitaraman, Minister of Finance, Government of India for the industry. Two important decisions by the Finance Minister provided a much-required more

In address to ECOSOC High-Level forum at United Nations, CIBJO President emphasizes jewellery’s positive societal role

Speaking this morning to the High-Level Segment of the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Gaetano Cavalieri, President of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), emphasized the potential that the more

DMCC TO HOST THE INTERNATIONAL COLOURED GEMSTONE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONGRESS IN DUBAI

DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has signed an agreement with the International Coloured Gemstone more

SODIAM Tender

SODIAM, the Angolan state National Diamond Trading Company, will hold a rough diamond tender in Luanda, Angola. The sale will include a selection of exceptional Single Stones from the following mines: CATOCA, LUELE, LULO and UARI. Additionally, more

THE UAE KIMBERLEY PROCESS OFFICE FIRST GLOBALLY TO BE AWARDED ISO CERTIFICATION

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Kimberley Process (KP) Office – the body responsible for regulating the entry and exit of all rough diamonds to the UAE – announced more

In March 2019, ALROSA sales of rough and polished diamonds reached $377 million

ALROSA, the world's largest diamond producer, announces its diamond sales results for March and the first three months of 2019. ALROSA March sales of rough and polished diamonds increased to $377.1 million, an increase of $31.5 million or 9% against previous more

DMCC's DUBAI DIAMOND EXCHANGE (DDE) ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a DMCC platform, and the only bourse in the Middle East affiliated with the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), has elected its new Board of Directors with Dubai Diamond more

Lucara Recovers a 327 Carat Diamond From Karowe

Lucara Diamond Corp. is very pleased to announce the recovery of a 327 carat, top white gem diamond (picture attached), from its 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana. Eight diamonds greater than 100 carats have now been recovered at Karowe more

GEM DIAMONDS announced the sale of The Lesotho Legend

Gem Diamonds Limited is pleased to announce that the exceptional quality 910 carat D colour Type IIa diamond recovered from the Letšeng mine in January 2018 achieved a price of US$40 million on tender in Antwerp on 12 March, 2018. more

North Arrow Expands the Mel Diamond Project, Nunavut to Over 56,000 Ha

North Arrow Minerals Inc. recently reported that it has significantly increased the size of its 100% owned Mel Diamond Project from 7,500 ha to 56,075 ha (see map). Claim staking was initiated as a result of North Arrow's September 2017 discovery of a new diamond bearing kimberlite field more

DIAMCOR ANNOUNCES ROUGH DIAMOND TENDER RESULTS

Diamcor Mining Inc., (the "Company") announces the results of the tender and sale of rough diamonds recovered prior to November 9, 2017 from ongoing exercises being performed at the Company's Krone-Endora at Venetia more

North Arrow Commences Diamond Processing, Naujaat Project , Nunavut

North Arrow Minerals Inc. reported the start of processing of samples collected during its recently completed summer drilling and mini-bulk sampling programs at the Company's 100% owned Naujaat (now-yat) Diamond more

CIBJO certified as being carbon neutral in 2016 after offsetting its greenhouse gas emissions through retired credits

For the fourth consecutive year, CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has been certified as carbon neutral, after offsetting more

Fancy color diamond price index unchanged during Q2 2017

Analysis of pricing data by the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) for the second quarter of 2017 indicates more

WDM and Museum of Named Diamonds to cooperate on collecting retailers' diamond stories at JCK Las Vegas

The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) and the Museum of Named Diamonds (MoND) announced they will be joining forces to collect retailers' stories about diamonds at the upcoming JCK Las Vegas show. more

Gaetano Cavalieri meets with European Parliament President, discusses regulation and taxation of jewellery and gemstone sectors

CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has met with Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament, and discussed the recently approved Conflict more

DIAMOND EMPOWERMENT FUND ANNOUNCES POWERHOUSE LINE-UP OF HONOREES FOR “DIAMONDS DO GOOD” AWARDS IN LAS VEGAS

The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F) announced a powerful program for its “Diamonds Do Good” Awards gala set for June 4 at the Four Seasons Ballroom in Las Vegas. Iconic retailer Helzberg Diamonds will receive the Corporate Legacy of Philanthropy Award, Mrs Graça Machel Mandela, former first lady of both Mozambique more

GEM DIAMONDS LIMITED announced the Appointment of Chairman

Gem Diamonds is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Harry Kenyon-Slaney as an independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Company to succeed Mr Roger Davis who will be stepping down at the Annual more

GEM DIAMONDS LIMITED
Q4 2016 Trading Update

Gem Diamonds Limited recently provided the following Trading Update detailing the Group's operational and sales performance for the Period 1 October 2016 to 31 December 2016 ("Q4 2016" or the "Period"). more

North Arrow Reports Highly Anomalous Till Sample Result from Mel Diamond Project

North Arrow Minerals Inc. recently provided an update on its 100% owned Mel Diamond Project located in Nunavut within 18km of the Arctic Ocean, approximately 140km south of the community of Hall Beach and 210km north of North Arrow's more

GEM DIAMONDS LIMITED announces Q3 2016 Trading Update

Gem Diamonds Limited is pleased to provide the following Trading Update detailing the Group's operational performance for the Period 1 July 2016 to 30 September 2016 ("Q3 2016" or the "Period") and sales performance more

2016 CIBJO Congress to take place in Yerevan, Armenia, October 26-28

CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, will hold its 2016 annual congress in Yerevan, Armenia, October 26-28, 2016, with pre-congress meetings on October 24 and 25.

Heritage of Dhakan Jewellers

“A journey to a hundred begins with a step ahead towards future…One approach the journey’s end. But the end is the goal, not the end of journey.” Preserving tradition going back to four generations of trust, integrity and commitment

'CSR for the Jewellery Professional,' a six-lesson course, launched online by WJCEF, CIBJO's educational arm

WJCEF (World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation), the educational arm of CIBJO, has announced the launch

GJEPC URGES GOVT. TO WITHDRAW EXCISE TAX ON JEWELLERY

Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) recently, stated that the imposition of 1% excise duty on jewellery (other than plain Silver jewellery) by the Government of India in Union Budget 2016-17

Sodiam C.A.R. responds to Amnesty International’s diamond report

Sodiam C.A.R. (Société Centrafricaine Du Diamant) has responded to the report “Chains of Abuse” published recently by Amnesty International describing it as failing to take account of the realities of the diamond industry and as reflecting a politically motivated agenda.

Diamond Trade Finance Revolutionised With DMCC Tradeflow Loans for Diamonds

Financing the trade in rough diamonds took a major step forward in Dubai recently as DMCC Tradeflow, the dedicated online platform for registering possession and ownership of commodities stored

Grand Opening of Panama Diamond Exchange in April, to be highlighted by Latin American Diamond & Jewelry Week