2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ football collection of diamonds by ALROSA; The collection consists of 32 round diamonds, 0.3 carats each, named after the countries – participants of the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA TM. All diamonds are of high quality, D to F color and VVS2 to IF clarity, they were mined in Russia and cut […]
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Angola’s Catoca, “Sociedade Mineira de Catoca” the world’s fifth largest diamond mine, estimates it lost $464 million over the past six years due to a government-imposed marketing system that obliged it to sell production below international prices, a company presentation seen by Reuters showed. The figure was presented during a private meeting in March between
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Botswana opposition wary of De Beers’ Lightbox Diamonds Gaborone – Botswana opposition parties have expressed concern at the decision by De Beers to enter the synthetic diamond market. On the other hand, the government has allayed such fears saying there was no need to press a panic button. The leader of the opposition and President
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African Union to launch African Minerals Development Centre and Commodities Strategy; Johannesburg, South Africa – The African Union is to launch an African Minerals Development Centre so as to ensure that African Governments are better equipped to negotiate better mining and exploration terms and contracts. This emerged at the second edition of the Junior Indaba,
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SYNTHETIC DIAMOND AND IDENTIFICATION | Identifying Lab-Grown Diamonds Below some Research articles Synthetic diamond identification courses Simon Lawson – Synthetic diamond and its identification – Basel, Switzerland_22-Mar-2015 Gem-quality synthetic diamonds are more available in today’s jewelry marketplace than ever before, causing both interest and concern among jewelers about the material’s nature and whether it can
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UAV | unmanned technologies for mine and geodetic surveying PJSC Severalmaz tested unmanned aerial vehicles – a quadcopter and an airplane – for mine surveying of land objects of Lomonosov Mining and Processing Division. Preliminary estimates show that the use of unmanned technologies provides high survey accuracy, increases the speed and safety of work. Geoscan
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Mozambique to Ban Use of Mercury in Mining by 2020 The Mozambican government intends to eliminate the use of Mercury in artisanal mining and other sectors of activity by 2020, to protect human health from the effects of the highly toxic metal, All Africa reported. The Government, in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR),
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DIAMOND FOUNDRY WELCOMES DE BEERS TO THE FUTURE OF DIAMONDS De Beers’ announcement to start selling man made diamonds (CNN Money: “De Beers admits defeat over man-made diamonds”) is welcome by Diamond Foundry as a key next step for the industry at large to embrace the future. It Takes an Industry to Transform a $85B Business Diamond Foundry
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Synthetic diamonds, here’s how they’re made The world’s biggest diamond company, De Beers, recently announced it would start selling synthetic diamond gemstones for the first time in its 130-year history. Artificial diamonds have been manufactured since the 1950s but De Beers has long resisted moving into the synthetic market. The company now believes that technology is efficient enough to
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The future of gold | The 30-year view: examining the future of gold The World Gold Council today launched a one-off essay collection, Gold 2048, bringing together industry-leading experts from across the globe to analyse how the gold market is set to evolve in the next 30 years. Key conclusions emerging from authors such as George
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