The R&M “Lettre”

Prices of fancy-color diamonds increased in the first quarter as the American market showed renewed demand for high-end products, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).

A US advertising regulator has rebuked the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) over its environmental claims following a complaint by Diamond Foundry, a lab-grown producer.

The Type IIb stone is of “exceptional quality” in terms of both color and clarity, the miner said.

Press release – ALROSA sales of rough and polished diamonds in March totaled $357 million, including proceeds from rough diamond sales of $345 million, and polished diamond sales of $12 million.

De Beers Group announced [April 7] the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for the third sales cycle of 2021.

Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 144-carat rough diamond from its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola, it said Tuesday [April 6].

Lucara Diamond Corp. and HB Antwerp have extended their agreement, announced last year, which will require HB to buy all the 10.8 ct. rough diamonds from the Karowe mine in Botswana for another two years.

Consumers are more aware of lab-grown diamonds, though their perception of them differs from their view of natural diamonds, according to De Beers’ latest Diamond Insight Flash Report.

An advertising watchdog has urged Diamond Foundry to amend its marketing, claiming that some of its language could mislead consumers about the origins of its lab-grown stones.

Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered yet another large rough stone as its African mines continue to produce high-value diamonds.

Year-on-year diamond prices for February were up 1.9 per cent, the biggest monthly increase for over two years.

De Beers Group announced [March 10] the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for the second sales cycle of 2021.