Thursday, Jul 20th
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35th World Diamond Congress - Day 1
In a comprehensive article written for the GIA website, Darcy P. Svisero, James E. Shigley, and Robert Weldon elaborate on the history and future of Brazilian diamond mining and trade. In the article, the authors scan the history of Brazilian efforts to mine and trade in precious stones, especially since the 19th century.
In an article titled 2017 Global Natural Diamond Production Forecasted at 142M Carats Worth $15.6B, diamond analyst Paul Zimnisky elaborates on his projection on the production from top-producing countries in mines worldwide.
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Zimbabwe has taken over income from all diamond mining activities in the country after injecting $80m into the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), a state-owned company mandated to run diamond mining activities.
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De Beers, the world’s largest rough diamond producer by value, saw its sales declining by 11% during the fourth cycle of the year compared with the previous cycle.
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De Beers Group of Companies says it is optimistic on the group’s outlook of the diamond industry market globally as there are signs of recovery.
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ALROSA’s President Sergey Ivanov paid a working visit to the Republic of Angola. He inspected the company’s production facilities and held a number of meetings...
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