Famous Diamonds – The Hope Diamond
The Hope Diamond was bought by Henry Phillip Hope in 1830, and sold in 1900. Over the next 10 years, The Hope changed hands several times. In 1910, Pierre Cartier bought it and re-sold it in 1911 to Evelyn Walsh McLean. Click here to read full article. Famous Diamond – The Hope Diamond
Kimberley Process and Conflict Diamonds
The Kimberley Process (KP) is a commitment to remove conflict diamonds from the global supply chain and defines conflict diamonds as: “rough diamonds used to finance wars against governments.” Click here to read full article. Kimberley process and conflict diamonds
Lucara Recovers Seventh +300-ct Diamond of 2021 at Karowe
(IDEX Online) – Lucara has recovered its seventh +300-carat diamond this year from its Karowe mine, in Botswana. The Canadian miner says the 393.5-carat top white Type IIa gem quality diamond (pictured) was recovered from direct milling of ore from the M/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe – from which it has already recovered two […]
Sotheby’s Makes History with Most Expensive Crypto-Diamond Ever Sold
The 101.38-carat gem sold for $12.3 million in a cryptocurrency transaction. Sotheby’s Hong Kong made history recently when it sold a 101.38-carat diamond for $12.3 million – the most expensive gem ever sold in a cryptocurrency transaction, according to IDEX Online. Click here to read full article.https://en.israelidiamond.co.il/news/world/crypto-diamond-ever-sold/
Course -Vanguard
Another successful Diamond & Diamond Grading course, congratulations to Diego and John, who both passed with excellent marks!
Quartz and not Diamonds
A team of mining experts has found the stones discovered in KwaHlathi, near Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal are not diamonds but quartz-crystals. The tests conducted conclusively revealed that the stones discovered in the area are not diamonds as some had hoped. The value of the quartz crystals was yet to be established with their value being […]
Famous Diamonds – The Star of Africa
In March of 1869, a Griqua shepherd, working on the Zandfontein farm in South Africa, picked up a pebble which caught his eye. He tried to barter the stone, first for a place to sleep, then for breakfast, but everyone turned him down. Click here to read full article. Famous Diamonds – The Star of Africa
Alrosa unveils a new diamond tracking system
Alrosa has unveiled a new diamond tracking system that uses nanotechnology to engrave gems, potentially allowing them to be traced from the mine all the way to the consumer. Click here to read full article. https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/alrosa-diamond-tracking-system/
Third largest gem quality diamond in the world found in Botswana
On the 1 June 2021, the rough diamond weighing 1098.30 ct. was recovered by Debswana Diamond Company from the south kimberlite pipe at Jwaneng mine. It is the largest gem quality diamond found by the company since its inception in 1967. On the 16 June 2021, the gem was presented to The President of Botswana […]
Argyle mine – iconic pink, red and blue diamonds
The Argyle Diamond Mine is owned by Rio Tinto and is located in the East Kimberley region in north of Western Australia. Argyle was, at times the largest diamond producer in the world by volume (14 million carats in 2018). At its peak in 1994, Argyle produced 42.8 million carats of rough diamonds. Since opening […]
