April 20, 2021
GIA India Turnaround Time Increases
Fresh Covid-19 measures in India have lengthened the grading turnaround time at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), adding pressure…
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April 20, 2021
Higher Grades Drive Rio Tinto Production
Rio Tinto’s rough-diamond production from its Diavik mine in Canada rose in the first quarter amid the recovery of…
April 20, 2021
Christie’s to Offer 101ct. ‘Spectacle’ Diamond
Christie’s will sell a 100.94-carat diamond at its upcoming Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva, where it expects the stone…
April 20, 2021
Christie’s to Offer 101ct. ‘Spectacle’ Diamond
Christie’s will sell a 101-carat diamond at its upcoming Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva, where it expects the stone…
April 19, 2021
Belgium Trade Hits 18-Month High
Belgium’s polished-diamond exports jumped 40% year on year to $716 million in March, reaching the highest level since September 2019…
April 19, 2021
Luk Fook Sales Jump as Economy Reopens
Luk Fook’s same-store sales rose 30% in the fourth fiscal quarter amid the recovery of the Chinese economy following…
April 19, 2021
US Jewelry Store Closure Rate Slows
The number of jewelry businesses operating in the US slipped slightly in the first quarter of 2021, a much…
April 19, 2021
China Recovery Boosts Chow Tai Fook
Chow Tai Fook’s sales surged in the fourth fiscal quarter amid the reopening of the greater China economy and…
April 19, 2021
Mine Shutdown Impairs Mountain Province Output
Production from Mountain Province’s Gahcho Kué mine fell in the first quarter amid an unplanned shutdown of the deposit…
April 18, 2021
GIA Wins Court Battle Against Lab with Similar Name
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has prevailed in a trademark infringement suit against a lab that used a…
April 18, 2021
Alrosa Sales Rise as Market Strengthens
Alrosa’s sales jumped sharply in the first quarter as market activity rebounded across the diamond supply chain, the company said…
April 18, 2021
GIA Recalls Diamonds over Treatment Query
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has asked customers to return a number of colored diamonds for reassessment, suspecting that…
