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- Alrosa "Achieves Targets" with 29.7m Carats in 2025
on 24 December 2025 at 5:00 amAlrosa yesterday (23 December) said its full-year diamond production for 2025 would be 29.7m carats, a 10 per cent drop on the previous year. The state-controlled Russian miner said it had achieved its targets for the year, in spite of a protracted...
- Surat Diamond Bourse: 50 Offices are Open, out of 4,700on 24 December 2025 at 12:00 am
The ill-fated Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), built at a cost of $388m and officially opened by India's prime minister two years ago, is reported to still have no more than 50 operational offices. The building, recognized as the largest office complex by ...
- Botswana Dismisses IMF Warning on Buying De Beerson 23 December 2025 at 5:00 am
Botswana's president has dismissed IMF concerns over his country's bid to buy De Beers, and vowed to press ahead. A defiant Duma Boko drew cheers from a crowded public assembly on 15 December when he said it was for the people of Botswana to decide...
- Just 20 Years of Diamonds Left, says Alrosaon 23 December 2025 at 4:00 am
The world has just 20 years' worth of economically viable diamond reserves left at current rates of consumption, according to Alrosa, Russia's state-controlled miner. Sergey Takhiev, the company's head of corporate finance and investor relations, says over...
- Government's Lifesaving $83m Loan for Ekati Mineon 22 December 2025 at 10:16 am
Burgundy has secured a lifesaving loan from the Canadian government for its Ekati mine. The company was facing imminent bankruptcy and closure of the deposit, amid cash shortages, unpaid debts, a collapsing rough diamond market and punitive...