Rough Diamond News

  • De Beers has "Biggest Stockpile Since 2008"
    on 25 December 2024 at 12:00 pm

    De Beers' stockpile of rough diamonds is bigger that at any time since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a Financial Times (FT) report today (25 December). The troubled miner now has inventory worth a reported $2bn, as a result of weak diamond...

  • Lucapa to Secure Majority Stake in Lulo Exploration JV
    on 25 December 2024 at 10:00 am

    Lucapa says it's close to securing a majority stake in the joint venture (JV) exploring for additional kimberlites at the Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola. It says acquiring a larger share from the Angolan government will increase its future share of a diamond...

  • Antwerp Deal: Choron Group Acquires AMC Group
    on 24 December 2024 at 5:00 am

    Rough-to-polished diamond house The Choron Group, is to acquire AMC Group, a De Beers sightholder and manufacturer. The two companies said in an joint statement that they will combine their operations into what they describe as...

  • Petra Cuts Price Forecasts and Announces Job Losses
    on 23 December 2024 at 5:00 am

    Petra saw like-for-like prices drop by 7 per cent at its last tender of 2024, and has cut its pricing assumptions for next year amid "prevailing market weakness". The UK-based miner also announced an unspecified number of job losses and...

  • Alrosa: No Plans to Reduce Diamond Production
    on 22 December 2024 at 8:00 am

    Alrosa says production during 2024 slipped by 4.6 per cent as G7 sanctions took effect and the global slowdown persisted. But the state-controlled Russian miner insists it has no plans to reduce future production volumes. Alrosa will have produced 33m...

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