IDMA to Convene Members' Meeting in Israel Following Third International Rough Diamond Conference
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Press Release February 4, 2008
Press Release February 4, 2008
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Sun coming out on Petra again after two years of trouble
the bank has kept its ‘out-perform’ recommendation on Petra shares, if only because the diamond market was improving...lower hurdles to jump in 2019 financial year support a positive outlook...
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Angolan replaces Russian as head of Sociedade Mineira da Catoca
Benedito Paulo Manuel was appointed to the position of managing director of mining company Sociedade Mineira da Catoca replacing Russian Serge Amelin.....
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Zim targets 3 million carats of diamonds
ZIMBABWE is targeting to produce about three million carats of diamonds by year-end up from 1,8 million produced last year, owing to a new conglomerate crushing and diamond recovery plant....
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Alrosa sells main diamond from Dynasty collection
Alrosa … sold its Dynasty collection, and its central diamond of the same name, a 51.....
S&P raises ALROSA's credit rating
The agency notes positive trends in the diamond market, ALROSA's strong profitability, solid global market share, improved financial stability, and strongly positive free operating cash flow...
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De Beers sizes up Canadian diamond project
De Beers expects its purchase of Canada's Peregrine Diamonds, its first upstream diamond acquisition since 2000, to be completed in a month....
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Botswana Diamonds update
Vutomi has been awarded a prospecting licence close to the Cullinan mine over three kimberlite pipes known to contain diamonds
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Diamonds, guns and Russian cash
A Channel 4 News investigation has uncovered allegations that the Brexit donor planned military support for a Lesotho politician – and had business links with Russia’s state diamond company.
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Small diamonds are up for grabs
After nearly a decade, the prices of small diamonds (up to three cents in size and below) prices have crashed by around 25% in one year, bringing them to the levels of nearly Rs30,000 to Rs35,000 per carat.
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Who are the top rough-diamond buyers?
Only De Beers, Alrosa, Rio Tinto and Dominion ... have the scale of production that enables them to guarantee a scheduled, consistent supply of rough....
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