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De Beers production falls by 14% in 2Q Revises production guidance from 33mn cts to 31mn cts for the year! De Beers 1  (000 carats) Q2 2019 Q2 2018 Q2 2019 vs. Q2 2018 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 vs. Q1 2019 H1 2019 H1 2018 H1 2019 vs. H1 2018 Botswana (Debswana) 5,718 6,279 (9)% 5,950 (4)% 11,668 12,087 (3)% Namibia (Namdeb Holdings) 335 515 (35)% 483 (31)% 818 1,044 (22)% South Africa (DBCM) 571 1,018 (44)% 382 49% 953 2,111 (55)% Canada 1,075 1,185 (9)% 1,037 4% 2,112 2,253 (6)% Total carats recovered 7,699 8,997 (14)% 7,852 (2)% 15,551...

JV rights to explore any new Prospective area in Zimbabwe! Alrosa, a global leader in diamond mining, and Zimbabwe national diamond miner Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) have signed a joint venture agreement to develop diamond deposits in Zimbabwe. The agreement was signed by Alrosa Deputy CEO Vladimir Marchenko and ZCDC Non-Executive Board Chairman Killian Ukama. The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa and Alrosa CEO Sergey Ivanov attended the signing ceremony.   According to the terms of the agreement, Alrosa gets a 70% controlling stake for the development of Greenfield projects, ZCDC – 30%. First of all, the joint venture will be engaged in geological exploration of Greenfield deposits. Further objectives of cooperation are diamond mining and independent sale of rough diamonds in external markets. The new joint venture will be able to work not only with the licenses ZCDC has today, but also in the territory of the whole count...

Innovative advanced technologies allows mining A large quality diamonds without damage! In early July at the mining and processing plant (GOK) Them V Griba AGD Dimonds JSC mined a large gem-quality diamond weighing 81.02 carats and announced now. Innovative advanced mining technologies and gentle processing during enrichment allow AGD Dimonds to mine large quality diamonds without damage. It is to recall that in early May 2019 at the GOK Them V Griba mined unique diamonds weighing 222.09 and 127.34 carat diamonds. Diamonds deposit Them V Griba is one of the largest in the world, ranking 4th in terms of reserves in Russia and 7th in the world.  For more than 87 years of activity of JSC AGD Diamonds, more than 400 deposits have been discovered and explored, primarily oil, gas, diamonds, oil shale, drinking and balneological waters, color, rare and noble metals, raw materials for the production of cement, slate, bricks, sand and gravel materials for the constr...

Glamour, India’s largest B2C fine jewellery exhibition Set to be held on 26th, 27th and 28th July, 2019   Glamour, India’s largest B2C fine jewellery exhibition has emerged as an integral event on the fashion calendar. Set to be held on 26th, 27th and 28th July, 2019 at Hotel Sahara Star, the exhibition is all set to celebrate the emerging jewellery trends and Indian Bridal Fashion at its luxurious best. While the exhibition is known for bringing up an eclectic mix of luxury brands and premium jewellers, who redefine fashion equation for the coming season, it won’t be an exaggeration to say that the show does it with style. With this year being no different, Glamour has chosen renowned actress RakulPreet Singh for their upcoming edition. Having worked for various films in South and in Bollywood along with latest Super hit De De Pyar De, Rakul will be the flavour of Glamour’s upcoming season. She has also shot an exclusive campaign of Glamour early this month; t...

The gem-quality rough diamond with small chips on the edges and tops New large diamond found at Alrosa’s Verkhne-Munskoye deposit Alrosa, the world's largest diamond mining company, extracted a large rough diamond from the Zapolyarnaya pipe of the Verkhne-Munskoye deposit. The gem-quality rough diamond was mined in July. Its weight is of 63.15 carats. The crystal has an octahedral shape with small chips on the edges and tops. The mined diamond is transparent with a yellow hue. In March, Alrosa conducted an experiment to clarify the diamondiferous nature of the north western part of the Zapolyarnaya pipe at the Verkhne-Munskoye deposit.  In 5 days, we extracted 239 large (over 8 carats) diamonds from the Zapolyarnaya pipe, or more than 3.5% of the number of diamonds extracted during the experiment. These figures exceed the data for other pipes of the Alrosa Group. The first large (over 50 carats) diamonds of the Verkhne-Munskoe deposit were a 51.49-cara...

V. Griba AGD Dimonds JSC mines a diamond of a mass of 47.61 carats The mining and processing plant (GOK) of   V. Griba AGD Dimonds JSC mined a diamond of gem-quality with a mass of 47.61 carats. Diamond is extremely rare deep lemon hue belongs to the crystal series of class High End. Industry experts note its extremely correct form, impeccable cleanliness and lack of technological flaws. Innovative advanced mining technologies and gentle processing with enrichment using the XRT system allow AGD Dymonds to mine large high-quality crystals without damage, which leads to the maintenance of stable demand for diamonds from the Yu. V. Griba in world markets. Surely the largest jewelry houses will show great interest in the exclusive crystal. The main task of the Company today is the planned and active development of the V.P. Grib diamond-bearing deposit and the preservation of the historical direction of geological exploration. AGD Dimonds JSC considers the introdu...

Preeti Bedi offers Unconventional jewels! Preeti Bedi is a young Mumbai-based jewellery designer. She holds a degree in Interior Designing, and loves inculcating the idea of design in everything she sees around her. She started designing jewellery for herself and her family, initially as a hobby, but soon people in her circle started noticing. This is when she decided to turn her hobby into a full-time business. “Initially I used to make jewellery for my friends without keeping any profits but by seeing the growing demand for my designs, I thought it was to take this seriously. I am a strong believer of Waheguruji and Angels and have immense faith in whatever they do is best for me, so a lot of my designs are inspired by wings with religious symbols,” says Preeti.  Her label, Angelz Jewellery by Preeti Bedi has a wide line of products – from earrings to bracelets, rings to neck pieces, watch charms and bangles for every occasion. Her USP is that she curates ...