Russian mining giant Alrosa reported a 4.6% decline in diamond production for 2024, with total output falling to 33 million carats of rough diamonds, down from 34.6 million carats the previous year, ...

Nissim Zuaretz, President of the Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association (IsDMA) and owner of DN Diamonds, which has been awarded the title of Outstanding Exporter three times in the past decade, was ...

2024 posed significant challenges for the diamond industry, forcing companies to reevaluate their strategies, pivot their focus, and redefine diamonds as genuine luxury items. In a recent analysis, ...

Over the centuries, Jews have had a special connection to the diamond trade. Diamonds are first mentioned in the bible, and over the years, Jews all over the world have developed their diamond ...

The Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) in India is currently under construction and expected to open later this year. Meanwhile, according to Rough & Polished, Surat “is attracting a large number of diamond ...

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has dismissed any plans to extend state aid to diamond mining giant Alrosa, which was recently sanctioned by the EU, Rough & Polished reports. This ...

A recent analysis by trend analytics firm Tenoris, featuring insights from diamond industry analyst Edahn Golan, delves into the hottest topic in the industry in recent weeks – the sale of De Beers by ...

British-based Meylor Global, an international company that produces lab-grown diamonds, has produced a lab-grown diamond weighing 150.42 carats – which has been graded as the largest ever, IDEX Online ...

Qatar and Israel, which have not established diplomatic relations, have signed a diamond trading agreement, according to IDEX Online following a report in Globes business news website. Credit: IDI The ...

Botswana Diamonds has announced that it expects “the first recoveries of diamonds” at its Marsfontein mine in South Africa this month, Rough & Polished reports. The alluvial and dump mine, which was ...

US Watch and jewelry sales in November 2022 fell 3.8% year-on-year. In October, sales decreased by 3.4%. September has been revised from a 1.3% increase down to 0.7%. According to IDEX Online, sales ...

Mining giant BHP is reportedly gearing up to make another takeover bid for rival Anglo American, according to the Sunday Times, as cited by IDEX Online. In April 2024, BHP proposed acquiring Anglo ...