End of the Eira Era
August 17, 23 by John JeffayIt's been a busy few days at Lucara. Last week the Canadian miner found a 1,080-carat diamond. This week it lost a CEO. Eira Thomas may have attracted undue interest by virtue of being a woman in a man's world - which earned her the tabloid title Queen of Diamonds... Read More...
And Now for the All-Diamond Watch
August 09, 23 by John JeffayYou may have seen reports in recent days of an all-diamond ring - a huge lab grown painstakingly crafted into a perfect circle. It wasn't the first of its kind, it certainly won't be the last . . . and the company that produced it is already working on something bigger and better... Read More...
Botswana Deal Done, Namibia is Next
August 03, 23 by John JeffayThe ink is barely dry on the provisional new De Beers deal with Botswana, and attention is already turning to Namibia. Namdia, the state-owned diamond trading company, has made it clear it's hoping for a significant increase in its 15 per cent sales allocation... Read More...
We Need to Talk about Lab-Grown Diamonds
July 27, 23 by Peter MeeusUndoubtedly, the first DMCC LG symposium was a tremendous success. It was a trendsetting event and like with so many previous initiatives, that is to be applauded. The question however is: is it for better or for worse? There is a French saying: "what women want... Read More...
Win-Win For the Diamond Industry
July 20, 23 by John JeffayThe new deal between De Beers and Botswana is a win - and a compromise - for both sides. And a win for the industry in general. So says Paul Rowley, executive vice-president, diamond trading, at the British-based miner, after prolonged negotiations... Read More...
Weird and Wonderful Lab Grown Opportunities
July 13, 23 by John JeffayLab grown prices may be plunging. But manufacturing diamonds, rather than mining them, does open the door to a weird, wonderful - and in some cases very profitable - world of opportunities. Read More...
Know Your Diamond's Carbon Footprint
July 05, 23 by John JeffayEverything we buy has a carbon footprint. It's a measure of all the greenhouse gases emitted during every stage of its production, expressed as a carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). A bar of chocolate typically has a CO2e of 100g. A pair of Levi 501 jeans is Read More...
India's Lab Grown Gift to the US
June 28, 23 by John JeffayThe world's biggest diamond manufacturing country presented the world's biggest diamond buying nation with a gift last week. A lab grown diamond. First Lady Jill Biden, wife of the US President Joe Biden, was, by all accounts, delighted to receive the... Read More...
Race for the 100-carat Lab Grown
June 22, 23 by John JeffayLab growns are getting bigger. Much bigger. Last February the record for a polished lab grown diamond was held by a 16.41-carat princess-cut gem from China. Today the biggest polished lab grown is more than three times the size, a 50.25-carat ... Read More...
Ready for a Single Traceability Solution?
June 15, 23 by John JeffayIs the diamond world ready for a single traceability solution operating across the entire pipeline, from source to store? Wes Tucker, CEO at Tracr, thinks so, especially following the announcement at JCK a couple of weeks ago that it was now actively recruiting partners... Read More...
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