Login
Get Daily News

Category: Rough

Image: The 122.20-carat rough. (Gem Diamonds)

Gem Diamonds Rolls Out Another Rough over 100ct. 

Type II stone is 11th of that magnitude so far this year.
Image: Rough diamonds. (Rio Tinto)

Rio Tinto Postpones Rough Tender Amid Diavik Slowdown

Geotechnical challenges at mine resulted in lower production volumes.
Rough diamonds Okavango image

Okavango Seeks $300M Credit to Expand Diamond Purchases

Move preempts increase in Botswana trading firm’s access to Debswana production.
rough diamonds in a de beers sight box image

De Beers Cancels August Sight, Combines with October Sale

Miner merges two trading sessions into one September event.
letsung 145 carat diamond image

Gem Diamonds Recovers Ninth 100ct.-Plus Rough This Year

Type II stone from company’s Letšeng mine in Lesotho weighs 145.55 carats.

Podcast: Making Peace in Antwerp

Isidore Mörsel reflects on a challenging time for the Belgian diamond industry.

What Can We Learn from De Beers’ Diamond Price Index?

Miner is providing more transparency on a quarterly basis after scrapping sight-by-sight reports.

Angola Special-Stone Tender Brings In $22M 

All 45 stones on offer found buyers at joint TAGS and Sodiam sale.
rmc video july 18 image

Piecing Together Russia’s Diamond Exports

Sanctions didn’t stop the world’s largest rough producer from shipping its goods.
De Beers sightholder image

De Beers Eases Sightholder Buying Rules Amid Market Slump

Customers will be able to refuse certain rough diamonds or sell them back.

Featured