India Should Focus on Incremental Changes in KP

Mumbai (By Suresh Chotai): More than two decades after the Kimberley Process (KP) was born, the diamond industry still faces an uncomfortable truth: the global system designed to keep “Conflict diamonds” out of the market is stuck in the past. The Kimberley Process defines conflict diamonds narrowly—stones used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments. That definition made sense in the early 2000s, when conflicts in Sierra Leone and Angola shocked the world. But today, violence linked to

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India Should Focus on Incremental Changes in KP

Mumbai (By Suresh Chotai): More than two decades after the Kimberley Process (KP) was born, the diamond industry still faces an uncomfortable truth: the global system designed to keep “Conflict diamonds” out of the market is stuck in the past. The Kimberley Process defines conflict diamonds narrowly—stones used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments. That definition made sense in the early 2000s, when conflicts in Sierra Leone and Angola shocked the world. But today, violence linked to

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India’s Two Biggest Diamonds to Be Auctioned

Bhopal: National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) of India may take two of its biggest ever diamonds, produced from Panna mines in Madhya Pradesh, for auction in Belgium after having failed to get potential buyers despite repeated attempts, reports The Times of India. Last auction was held in Panna district, which concluded on Wednesday. Panna diamonds – a 37.68 carat and

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'Ship of Gold' Recovered

New York: Some 15,500 gold and silver gold coins, 45 gold bars, and 61 pieces of gold jewelry have been recovered from the SS Central America, the famed Ship of Gold that sank in 1857. Odyssey Marine Exploration, the Tampa, Fla.–based company that earlier this year won the right to excavate the doomed vessel and keep 45 percent of the

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Russia-China Plan to Establish a Joint Bourse

Moscow: Russia and China plan to establish a joint bourse for trading in precious and semi-precious stones, the group of companies Karat’s CEO Konstantin Bunin said, according to ITAR-TASS. The company has received a proposal from the Beijing Gold Exchange (CBGE) and the Beijing Financial Asset Exchange (CFAE) to create a trading floor for precious stones following the example of

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Rockwell Ups Q2 Diamond Output

Vancouver: Rockwell Diamonds increased the volumes of gravel processed from its operations in South Africa by 57 percent to 1.4-million cubic metres during the quarter ended August 31, resulting in a 37 percent increase in output to 9,581 ct. The company’s chief executive James Campbell said the second-quarter production results revealed continued benefits flowing from the group’s focus on its

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India’s Two Biggest Diamonds to Be Auctioned

Bhopal: National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) of India may take two of its biggest ever diamonds, produced from Panna mines in Madhya Pradesh, for auction in Belgium after having failed to get potential buyers despite repeated attempts, reports The Times of India. Last auction was held in Panna district, which concluded on Wednesday. Panna diamonds – a 37.68 carat and

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'Ship of Gold' Recovered

New York: Some 15,500 gold and silver gold coins, 45 gold bars, and 61 pieces of gold jewelry have been recovered from the SS Central America, the famed Ship of Gold that sank in 1857. Odyssey Marine Exploration, the Tampa, Fla.–based company that earlier this year won the right to excavate the doomed vessel and keep 45 percent of the

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Russia-China Plan to Establish a Joint Bourse

Moscow: Russia and China plan to establish a joint bourse for trading in precious and semi-precious stones, the group of companies Karat’s CEO Konstantin Bunin said, according to ITAR-TASS. The company has received a proposal from the Beijing Gold Exchange (CBGE) and the Beijing Financial Asset Exchange (CFAE) to create a trading floor for precious stones following the example of

Read More »

Rockwell Ups Q2 Diamond Output

Vancouver: Rockwell Diamonds increased the volumes of gravel processed from its operations in South Africa by 57 percent to 1.4-million cubic metres during the quarter ended August 31, resulting in a 37 percent increase in output to 9,581 ct. The company’s chief executive James Campbell said the second-quarter production results revealed continued benefits flowing from the group’s focus on its

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