Unmasked: Jewelry "Grab and Runs" Down by a Third
April 24, 24
The number of "grab and run" thefts at US jewelry stores fell by a third in 2023 - as the end of Covid made it more difficult for criminals to wear a facemask. It was the crime category that saw the biggest fall... Read More...
Gem Recovers Fourth +100-cts Stone of 2024
April 24, 24Gem Diamonds has announced the recovery of a 169.15-carat Type II white diamond, its fourth +100-cts stone of 2024. The UK-based miner recovered a total of just five +100-cts stones in the whole of 2023 from ... Read More...
De Beers Cuts Production Guidance by 10%
April 23, 24De Beers has cut its production guidance for this year by 10 per cent. It expects output to be down by around 3m carats from its original forecast of 29m - 32m carats to 26m - 29m carats, according to the Q1 2024... Read More...
Lucapa Sells Parcel of Three Diamonds for $10.5m
April 22, 24Lucapa says it has sold a parcel of three diamonds, with a combined weight of 361 carats, from its Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola, for a total of $10.5m at tender. The Australian miner said it achieved an average $29,000... Read More...
Jeweler's Court Date Over Trade Show Death
April 22, 24A jeweler is to appear before a US court next month charged in connection with the death of another jeweler David Ettinger, 69. David Walton, 41, will face a grand jury in Dallas, Texas, on 9 May, charged with... Read More...
Memo by John Jeffay
April 18When is a lab grown diamond not a lab grown diamond? That's one of the more intriguing questions at the center of the latest row about what terms should be used to describe any diamond that wasn't produced underground. Skydiamond, a UK diamod manufacturer... Read More...