ALROSA mines the largest diamond in recent years
Press release – A unique rough diamond weighing almost 200 carats was mined at the Udachnaya kimberlite pipe in mid-January 2019.
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Lucapa predicts premium from Angola reforms
Angola is set to host its first diamond sale under new rules designed to improve transparency and prices.
Mountain Province: Gahcho Kue mine achieved record 6.94M Cts in 2018
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced that production at the Gahcho Kué diamond mine achieved a record figure of 6.94 million carats last year.
Lucara unearths 127ct. rough diamond
Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a 127-carat rough diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana.
ALROSA increases rough and polished diamond sales 6% to $4.5 bln in 2018
Press release – ALROSA, the world leader in diamond production, announces rough and polished diamond sales results for December and preliminary results for 2018.
De Beers green-lights disclosure-rule changes
De Beers has approved plans to allow sightholders to refer to its goods as “DTC diamonds,” a company spokesperson confirmed with Rapaport News on Tuesday.
Alrosa to hold back supply in 2019
Alrosa plans to keep its rough-diamond sales in line with production in 2019 to avoid flooding the market with excess supply.
ALROSA updates sustainable development and CSR policy
The Supervisory Board of ALROSA has approved a new edition of its policy on sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.
ALROSA among leaders of environmental and energy efficiency rating
Press release – ALROSA, the largest diamond mining company in the world, took the second place in the final rating of the fundamental (environmental and energy) efficiency of the 150 largest companies in Russia and Kazakhstan operating in the real economy.
The biggest and priciest diamonds of 2018
As the year comes to a close, Rapaport News takes a look back at the largest rough stones miners unearthed in 2018, and the diamonds that fetched the highest prices at auction.
De Beers ready to relax its provenance rules
De Beers is planning to loosen its source-disclosure restrictions for sightholders following requests for increased transparency, Rapaport News has learned.
This is the largest diamond ever found in North America
Dominion Diamond Mines announced that a 552 ct. yellow diamond (pictured) has been discovered at the Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The mine says the stone is the largest gem-quality diamond ever found in North America.
