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Lace Mine to Ramp Up Production in Second Half of 2015
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DiamondCorp's Lace underground diamond mine is on track to begin production in the second half of 2015. The company reported that development work in the upper K4 (UK4) block remains on track with mining operations set to begin four...
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Mining
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Apr 30, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Zalemark to Debut Crayola Fine Jewelry Collection
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Zalemark will debut its Crayola Fine Jewelry collection during the JCK show in Las Vegas. The line features jewelry designed by Steven Zale using unique Crayola colors in each piece. “We are proud...
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Retail
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Apr 30, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Gem-A Shifts Annual Conference to End of November
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The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) will hold its annual international conference on November 21 and 22, 2015 at the The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in Marylebone, London. Gem-A will also co-host the...
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Gemstones
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Apr 29, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Mining
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Apr 29, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Hublot Launches Competition for Young Designers
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Hublot launched the Hublot Design Prize, a competition created to enable young, talented designers an opportunity to gain recognition for their innovation. The prize will be awarded to a young, independent designer for the boldness and creativity...
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Watches
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Apr 28, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Scio Diamond to Double Production Levels
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Scio Diamond Technology Corporation is nearing completion of a manufacturing expansion that will more than double its capacity to create lab-grown diamonds. Plans to double production levels at Scio's current set-up in Greenville, South Carolina began when...
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Technology
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Apr 27, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Kay Jewelers Debuts Mother's Day Collection
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Kay Jewelers launched its Miracle Links line ahead of Mother's Day. The collection, designed to celebrate the miracle of motherhood, includes pieces with interlinking circles meant to symbolize the bone between mother and child....
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Retail
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Apr 27, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Bonhams Jewelry Sale Achieves $7M
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Bonhams fine jewelry sale in London realized $6.6 million (GBP 4.3 million), with the top lot a 9.05-carat, D, VS1, pear-shaped diamond ring by Harry Winston, which sold for $533,846 (GBP 350,500) to a U.S. bidder....
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Polished Markets
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Apr 27, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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CIBJO Releases Coral Commission Special Report
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CIBJO's Coral Commission will release its special report at the 2015 CIBJO Congress, slated to take place in Salvador, Brazil, on May 4. The Coral Blue Book was prepared by the Coral Commission led by Vicenzo Liverino...
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Gemstones
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Apr 26, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Jovella 2015 to Take Place in June
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Jovella 2015, Tel Aviv’s 12th international jewelry exhibition, will be held on June 30 to July 1, 2015 at the Tel Aviv Trade Fair and Convention Center. The show is run by the Stier-Group in collaboration with the Israel...
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Polished Markets
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Apr 26, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Richemont Warns of Profit Decline for Fiscal Year
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Swiss luxury goods group Richemont anticipates that its profit will drop 36 percent year on year for the fiscal year that ended on March 31. The company made an unscheduled announcement to warn investors, explaining...
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Retail
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Apr 22, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Financial-Legal
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Apr 22, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Rio Tinto's 1Q Diamond Production +14%
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Rio Tinto reported that its diamond production grew 14 percent year on year to 4.155 million carats in the first quarter that ended on March 31. The increase resulted mainly from a ramp-up in production at the company's...
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Mining
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Apr 21, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Rough Markets
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Apr 20, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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ALROSA's Reserves Increase in 2014
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ALROSA reported that its diamond reserves increased by 25.6 million carats in 2014. The company's inferred resources rose by 53.57 million carats, based on new discoveries and mine-site exploration in 2014. The increase in reserves was...
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Mining
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Apr 19, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Luk Fook's 4Q Same-Store Sales -20%
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Luk Fook Holdings, a Hong Kong-based jeweler, reported that group same-store sales dropped 20 percent year on year in the fourth quarter that ended on March 31. The company noted the decline was influenced by the...
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Retail
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Apr 19, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Botswana Diamonds Attains Additional Licenses
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Botswana Diamonds attained another three prospecting licenses for its joint-venture exploration project with ALROSA in Botswana.The government awarded the licenses to Sunland Minerals, the joint-venture exploration company of the two miners. The licenses,...
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Mining
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Apr 15, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Tiffany & Co. Lauches CT60 Timepiece Line
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Tiffany & Co. launched a new watch line, the Tiffany CT60. The Swiss-made collection pays tribute to Tiffany's founder, Charles Lewis Tiffany, and is based on the design of a Tiffany & Co. gold watch that...
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Watches
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Apr 06, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Israel's Polished Exports Fall 30% in 1Q
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Israel’s polished diamond exports fell 30 percent year on year to $1.61 billion in the first three months of 2015, according to data published by the Economy Ministry. By volume, polished exports fell 24 percent to 622,679 carats. Israel’s polished...
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Polished Markets
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Apr 02, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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Hublot Names Coric as Brand Ambassador
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Hublot named 18-year-old tennis pro Borna Coric as their newest brand ambassador. Croatian-born Coric defeated world No. 1 player Rafael Nadal last year and most recently he topped world No. 4 player Andy Murray....
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Watches
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Apr 02, 2015
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Deena Taylor
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