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Bling is back

Bling is back

Diamond miners are finding favour with investors once again

MJ comment

30 JULY 2021
Price recovery breathes new life into diamond juniors

Price recovery breathes new life into diamond juniors

Junior diamond miners are raising significant amounts of cash for the first time in years

Precious stones

29 JULY 2021
The top end diamond revival

The top end diamond revival

Rise of Alrosa bodes well

Miner's right

19 JULY 2021
Alrosa unveils new diamond tracing technology

Alrosa unveils new diamond tracing technology

New nanotechnology will lift concerns about conflict diamonds and traceability

Innovation

08 JULY 2021
Diamond prices in a rough place amid COVID-19

Diamond prices in a rough place amid COVID-19

Global diamond supply chain virtually suspended around the world in response to pandemic

Covid-19

21 APRIL 2020
Retail margins could be boosting man-made diamond sales

Retail margins could be boosting man-made diamond sales

Synthetic diamonds are increasingly commoditised, eroding retail margins versus natural stones

Precious stones

18 FEBRUARY 2020
End in sight for global diamond glut, says Zimnisky

End in sight for global diamond glut, says Zimnisky

Consumer sentiment lower due to a lack of generic marketing

Precious stones

28 NOVEMBER 2019
Sandvik unveils 3D-printed diamond

Sandvik unveils 3D-printed diamond

Despite industrial advantage, lab-grown gem diamond market still reflects on apt moniker

Innovation

22 MAY 2019
Disruptive technology arrives in mining, ready or not

Disruptive technology arrives in mining, ready or not

Diamond sector in particular seeing fundamental changes from XRT, blockchain, synthetics

Precious stones

02 APRIL 2019
Zimbabwe diamond upset 'a communication issue'

Zimbabwe diamond upset 'a communication issue'

Botswana Diamonds CEO hoping for Zimbabwe progress while moving ahead in South Africa

Events Coverage

05 FEBRUARY 2019
Lab-grown diamonds to hit US$15B by 2035

Lab-grown diamonds to hit US$15B by 2035

Natural diamond supply forecast to fall over next four years

Precious stones

30 AUGUST 2018
Lab-created diamond prices on the wane

Lab-created diamond prices on the wane

Falling synthetic prices could pose another problem for natural diamond miners

Precious stones

19 MARCH 2018