The value of India’s polished-diamond exports declined 24% year on year in August. However, a comparison with rough imports indicates the inventory situation may be improving. What trends can we pick ...

The drop in diamond recoveries is a response to market conditions, but also a reflection of diminishing prospects for viable new mines. Diamond miners are postponing sales and reviewing their ...

Negative trends in the diamond market will ease in the remainder of 2024 as the inventory situation improves, Petra Diamonds predicted as it announced its full-year results. “We acknowledge the ...

Nestled in the International Gemological Institute (IGI) stock-flotation document were a few important and perhaps surprising facts. One was that the grading lab’s “pre-acquisition group” — which ...

The video of Martin Rapaport’s latest webinar, which focused on natural-diamond prices, is now available. During the session — which broadcast live exclusively to Rapaport members on September 18 — ...

What is the Rapaport team reading? Our editors and reporters have picked out content from around the web that’s helped expand their knowledge of the diamond and jewelry industry this week. Breitling ...

Gem Diamonds has unearthed a 212.91-carat rough from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, its 13th stone over 100 carats so far this year. The company has attributed the greater number of large diamonds it ...

This episode of Rapaport’s GEMTalks series will feature a discussion on assessing the 4Cs of gemstones mounted in jewelry with special guests John Pollard of the International Gemological Institute ...

Rio Tinto is offering workers at its Diavik diamond mine an early termination to their employment contracts, in the hopes of saving money in the lead-up to the deposit’s closure. The move is in ...

An 8-carat diamond ring was the top seller at a recent jewelry sale at Sotheby’s in New York, garnering $336,000. The price the cushion-cut, D-color, internally flawless diamond ring achieved fell ...

As the industry gathered in Hong Kong for the Jewellery & Gem World (JWG) show this week, important talks about the diamond industry’s difficulties were happening elsewhere. Executives from Alrosa, ...

Jewelers of America (JA) will bestow its GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement to Lux Bond & Green jewelry store CEO John Green. The GEM Awards honor the outstanding achievements of individuals or ...