Category Archives: Diamonds

Rockwell Diamonds- First Half of Fiscal 2010 Results

Rockwell Diamonds Inc. (TSX:RDI; JSE:RDI, OTCBB:RDIAF), a mid-tier diamond mining and development company  has announced its financial results for the first six months ending August 31st 2009 of the first half of  Fiscal 2010. Rockwell Diamonds is an alluvial diamond mining company with three active alluvial operations at Holpan, Klipdam, and Saxendrift. Wouterspan, a fourth […]

Blue Diamond Sold For Record $5.7 Million at Sotheby’s

An 8.74 carat blue diamond was sold for 5.7 million U.S dollars at Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong on Wednesday the 7th of October 2009. The diamond was emerald cut  fancy intense blue with VVS1 grade (which is the third best grade). The stone was bought by an anonymous phone bidder. Four rivals were also bidding seriously […]

Gokhran Bought Rough Diamonds Worth US$676 Million in September

Alrosa, the Russian diamond miner sold $676.24 million worth of rough diamonds to Gokhran, the Russian precious metals and gemstone repository according to Interfax. These large scale sales of rough diamonds to the repository has been fueled by the limited sales of rough diamonds to the market due to the economic downturn. Alrosa announced on […]

GemEx Available At New York Diamond District

GemEx systems Inc. ,  a company which specializes in the light performance of diamonds  is to start offering their services in the Manhattan’s diamond district. Their Proprietary  Brilliance Scope Analyzer  will also be available. Customers can make an appointment to have their stones examined. Testing is done using 5 different light measurements so as to […]

507 Carat Large Diamond Discovered At The Cullinan Mine

A large 507.55 carat diamond was discovered at the Cullinan Diamond Mine on Thursday the 24th September 2009. This makes it one of the largest rough diamonds ever found. This is the 18th largest rough diamond discovered in the world so far. The Cullinan Diamond with a weight of 3106 carats is the largest rough […]

Indian Diamond Companies Awarded by the GJEPC

According to the National Jeweler two Indian companies were recognized for excellence in the areas of human resources and exporting. India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has awarded Sanghavi Diamonds for the biggest importer of cut and polished diamonds into the United States for the fiscal year 2008-2009. Sanghavi Diamonds had received the […]

Diamond Bling Now Popular In India

Diamond studded accessories are becoming popular in the Indian diamond city of Surat. With the grip of the recession loosening leading to prosperity, they want everything in their life to glitter like diamonds. According to the commodity online and the Times of India, you can get diamond studded pen drives, crockery, leather belts, cell phones, […]

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