Diamond is Forever: The Making of a Cultural Icon 1926–2026

Mumbai: De Beers Group, a global leader in the natural diamond industry with a legacy spanning over a century, is launching A Diamond Is Forever: The Making of a Cultural Icon 1926–2026, a visual retrospective celebrating its pioneering role in shaping the world of natural diamonds. The book traces how, beginning in the 1930s, the brand reimagined natural diamonds from discreet treasures of the elite into aspirational symbols of love, commitment, and personal achievement, cementing their place as enduring masterpieces of

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Diamond is Forever: The Making of a Cultural Icon 1926–2026

Mumbai: De Beers Group, a global leader in the natural diamond industry with a legacy spanning over a century, is launching A Diamond Is Forever: The Making of a Cultural Icon 1926–2026, a visual retrospective celebrating its pioneering role in shaping the world of natural diamonds. The book traces how, beginning in the 1930s, the brand reimagined natural diamonds from discreet treasures of the elite into aspirational symbols of love, commitment, and personal achievement, cementing their place as enduring masterpieces of

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Investor Offers Gemfields to Acquire its 53% Shares

London: Gemfields’ largest shareholder has made an offer to acquire the 53% of the gemstone miner it does not already own, in a bid to restructure the company and make it more profitable, reports Rapaport. Pallinghurst Resources, a mining-focused private equity firm, has offered Gemfields investors 1.91 shares in Pallinghurst for each share in the colored-stone producer, valuing the miner

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NAJ CEO Michael Rawlinson Resigns

London: Michael Rawlinson has resigned as CEO of the UK’s National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) to pursue other interests, the trade organization said Friday. Rawlinson took charge of the NAJ in 2015, when the British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) and the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) merged to create the industry body. Rawlinson was previously CEO of the NAG and oversaw

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Zimbabwe May Withdraw Unused Gold Mining Claims

Harare: Large gold mines in Zimbabwe could lose unused mining claims to the government, which is seeking to increase the number of small producers as part of its economic empowerment drive, a ministry of mines draft policy paper showed on Friday. Gold is Zimbabwe’s third largest export earner after tobacco and platinum. Small-scale miners have in the last four years

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Spot Gold Exchange for India

Mumbai: The World Gold Council (WGC) is working with the Indian government on plans to create a local physical spot-gold exchange that may start up as soon as next year. P.R. Somasundaram, managing director for the WGC in India said, “We are working on a gold exchange for India. The finance ministry has formed a gold committee. And the committee

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Investor Offers Gemfields to Acquire its 53% Shares

London: Gemfields’ largest shareholder has made an offer to acquire the 53% of the gemstone miner it does not already own, in a bid to restructure the company and make it more profitable, reports Rapaport. Pallinghurst Resources, a mining-focused private equity firm, has offered Gemfields investors 1.91 shares in Pallinghurst for each share in the colored-stone producer, valuing the miner

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NAJ CEO Michael Rawlinson Resigns

London: Michael Rawlinson has resigned as CEO of the UK’s National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) to pursue other interests, the trade organization said Friday. Rawlinson took charge of the NAJ in 2015, when the British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) and the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) merged to create the industry body. Rawlinson was previously CEO of the NAG and oversaw

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Zimbabwe May Withdraw Unused Gold Mining Claims

Harare: Large gold mines in Zimbabwe could lose unused mining claims to the government, which is seeking to increase the number of small producers as part of its economic empowerment drive, a ministry of mines draft policy paper showed on Friday. Gold is Zimbabwe’s third largest export earner after tobacco and platinum. Small-scale miners have in the last four years

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Spot Gold Exchange for India

Mumbai: The World Gold Council (WGC) is working with the Indian government on plans to create a local physical spot-gold exchange that may start up as soon as next year. P.R. Somasundaram, managing director for the WGC in India said, “We are working on a gold exchange for India. The finance ministry has formed a gold committee. And the committee

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