Zimbabwe aims to produce 10m carats of rough diamonds this year - which would double its 2022 output. But the figure is at odds with an estimate of 7m carats made by Winston Chitando, the mines and .... Read More..

Angola exported 8.75m carats last year, well down on its original forecast of 13.8m. But total revenue was $1.95bn, the Ministry for Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas said, an increase of almost a.... Read More..

Belgium's prime minister has again said opposes an EU ban on Russian diamonds, calling instead for a global boycott. Alexander De Croo was speaking as the 27 EU members prepared to implement... Read More..

Police in the US are hunting a raider who pepper-sprayed a female staff member during a raid on the jewelry counter at a Kohl's department store. The suspect was caught on surveillance footage ... Read More..

The US jewelry sector is shrinking, according to the latest listings of retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers by JBT (Jewelers Board of Trade). The number of manufacturers in Q4 2022 was 2,412, down... Read More..

A court in India has ruled that the government should pay the widow of an informant in full for a tip-off that led to Customs officials seizing smuggled diamonds. Chandrakant Dhavre provided ... Read More..