Rough Diamond News

  • De Beers "to cut Sightholder Numbers"
    on 15 October 2024 at 11:00 am

    De Beers is reportedly planning to further cut the number of sightholders. The UK-based has steadily reduced the number from an historic peak of 350 to a current total of just over 60. That number is to be further reduced, as of January 2026...

  • Global Supply of Diamonds has Peaked
    on 13 October 2024 at 1:00 pm

    The supply of natural diamonds globally has peaked, Moses Madondo, CEO of De Beers group managed operations, told a conference in South Africa. Production is declining, with a number of mine closures on the horizon, he said, but no new ...

  • Lucara Sells Digital Sales Platform to ex-CEO
    on 8 October 2024 at 8:00 am

    Canadian miner Lucara has sold Clara, its digital sales platform, to former CEO Eira Thomas and a group led by the Vancouver-based HRA Group of Companies. The move gives Clara's new owners the freedom to sell other diamonds...

  • G7 Sanctions: Buyers Wary of Angolan Goods
    on 6 October 2024 at 4:00 am

    Angola's state-owned diamond miners says some customers are choosing not to buy its goods because Alrosa - the sanctioned Russian miner - holds a hefty stake in its mines. Endiama, and its subsidiary Endiama Mining, jointly hold a ...

  • Ekati Owners in Plea for Government Help
    on 1 October 2024 at 3:00 am

    The owners of Ekati, Canada's first diamond mine, say it could close or be sold, unless the government steps in to help. Australia-based Burgundy says diamond prices have dropped 20 per cent since it bought the deposit in July 2023 and it has...

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