Tariffs Turmoil: Does EU Zero Rate Sill Apply?
March 02, 26
Diamantaires in India and Belgium are still grappling with uncertainties following last month's flip-flop on US tariffs. Confusion reigns over whether or not the newly-introduced zero rate for EU polished diamonds still applies. The Supreme Court struck ... Read More...
Six out of 10 US Engagement Rings are Lab Grown
March 01, 26More than six out of 10 couples (61%) in the US opted for a lab grown diamond in their engagement ring last year, according to The Knot's latest annual Real Weddings Study. That's an increase from 52% in 2024, a landmark year when the balance... Read More...
Historic Mine Shuts, Five Workers Feared Dead
February 26, 26The historic Ekapa diamond mine, in Kimberley, South Africa, has closed with immediate effect - a week after five miners were trapped deep underground by a mud rush and water flood. Rescue attempts have failed and the miners are now presumed to have died.... Read More...
What Is Lab-Grown Gold? (And What It Really Means for Jewelry)
February 24, 26Lab-grown gold is often used as a marketing term to simply refer to recycled or recovered gold. While it is possible for scientists to create lab-grown gold via scientific processes like nuclear transmutation, making true gold in a lab is highly impractical... Read More...
$25m Cash Injection for Meya Mine
February 24, 26Meya Mining Company has secured a $25m facility that will bring it closer to starting commercial production at its mine in Sierra Leone's Kono District. It has agreed terms with the pan-African banking group Ecobank. The capital will allow Meya... Read More...
Memo by Erez Jacob Rivlin
February 27De Beers, the company that ruled the diamond world for over a century, has lost over 80% of its value. Even so, investors are queuing to buy it. That's a strong indication of the potential value it holds. But potential for who? The upcoming sale of De Beers could be ... Read More...