Qatar and Israel, which have not established diplomatic relations, have signed a diamond trading agreement, according to IDEX Online following a report in Globes business news website.. Credit: IDI .

Russian mining giant Alrosa reported a 4.6% decline in diamond production for 2024, with total output falling to 33 million carats of rough diamonds, down from 34.6 million carats the previous year, ...

2024 posed significant challenges for the diamond industry, forcing companies to reevaluate their strategies, pivot their focus, and redefine diamonds as genuine luxury items.In a recent analysis, ...

A square emerald-cut diamond weighing 25.02 carats made auction history in Australia when it broke the million dollar (AUD) barrier for the first time. According to IDEX Online, the stone – the ...

Over the centuries, Jews have had a special connection to the diamond trade. Diamonds are first mentioned in the bible, and over the years, Jews all over the world have developed their diamond ...

Rio Tinto has purchased the 40% share held by Dominion Diamond Mines in Diavik to become the sole owner of Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada, Rough & Polished reports. Credit: ...

British-based Meylor Global, an international company that produces lab-grown diamonds, has produced a lab-grown diamond weighing 150.42 carats – which has been graded as the largest ever, IDEX Online ...

A new list by miningintelligence.com, quoted by IDEX Online, names the Jwaneng diamond mine, in Botswana, as the world’s richest diamond mine for the first three quarters of 2022. Jwaneng produced ...

Botswana Diamonds has announced that it expects “the first recoveries of diamonds” at its Marsfontein mine in South Africa this month, Rough & Polished reports.. The alluvial and dump mine, which was ...

Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources Diamantino Azevedo promises that his country intends to open a diamond exchange in 2022 “on an experimental basis,” IDEX Online reports.. Credit: Lucapa .

July saw an increase in U.S. jewelry sales, with a 6.5% rise compared to the same time last year, according to a new piece by diamond analyst Edahn Golan.The standout trend was the continued interest ...

Zvi Yehuda, a prominent diamantaire from Israel who pioneered various diamond industry innovations, has died at the age of 86. He is survived by his wife, Meira and sons Roni and Dror. According to ...