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Venus Jewel Exec to Join DFL Group
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Mahiar Borhanjoo is set to leave Venus Jewel Internationalto become CEO of the DFL Group, the company behind a new onlinepolished-diamond hub. Borhanjoo has been managing director of India-based Venus Jewel, aleading polished manufacturer and...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 02, 2019
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De Beers Reduces Sightholder Supply
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De Beers sightholders are bracing for lower rough supplyfor the rest of 2019 as the miner reduces its production and fulfills itscommitments to support local manufacturing in Africa.The company expects production to drop as its Victor minein...
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Rough Markets
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Apr 08, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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De Beers Names New Strategy Chief
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De Beers has appointed Neil Ventura as vice president of strategy and innovation, following the departure of Gareth Mostyn in October. Ventura (pictured, left), who headed the miner’s rough auction business for the past decade,...
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Mining
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Dec 07, 2017
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Industry Mourns Diamond Broker Mark Boston
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Mark Boston, a much-loved rough-diamond broker credited withdriving forward India’s cutting industry, died last Monday at the age of 71.He passed away at Royal Trinity Hospice in London, havingdecided to stop treatment last month after an 11-year...
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Rough Markets
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Nov 19, 2017
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De Beers to Shut Dubai Auction Base
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De Beers will close its auction-sales office in Dubai due todeclining demand from local companies, the miner has announced.Operations will cease on July 31, meaning De Beers will nolonger display rough diamonds there from...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 15, 2017
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Joshua Freedman
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Ex-De Beers Exec Varda Shine Joins Sarine
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Former De Beers executive Varda Shine is set to become anindependent director at Sarine Technologies, as the company diversifies itsboard to prepare for expanding its services.Shine (pictured) was CEO of the Diamond Trading Company – now De BeersGlobal Sightholder...
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Technology
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Mar 28, 2017
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GIA Executive to Head Diamond Empowerment Fund
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The Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) has named Anna Martin asits new president, succeeding Phyllis Bergman, who is departing after a five-yearterm.Martin (pictured), who is senior vice president for global developmentand beneficiation at the Gemological...
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Mining
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Feb 23, 2017
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Kiran Exports Gains De Beers Supply
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Kiran Exports received De Beers ‘accredited buyer’status, enabling it to buy the mining company’s rough diamonds following itssplit from Kiran Gems.The new status gives the Antwerp-based trading company accessto ‘ex-plan’ goods that will...
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Rough Markets
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Nov 21, 2016
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De Beers Announces 2017 Sight Dates
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De Beers released its sales timetable for 2017, maintainingits schedule of 10 sights a year. The company sells approximately 90 percent of its roughsupply through its global sightholder sales division and the remainder throughits auction platform....
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Mining
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Nov 07, 2016
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De Beers Makes Sightholder Sales Appointments
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De Beers appointed Nigel Simson (pictured, right) as seniorvice-president of the miner’s product planning operation at Global SightholderSales. The new unit will ensure products and services are more tailored torough diamond buyers’ needs.Bernard Bradley...
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Mining
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Aug 14, 2016
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