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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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Rapaport News
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Botswana Diamonds Funds South Africa Project
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Botswana Diamonds has agreed to fund an exploration projectin South Africa in return for a 72 percent stake in mine developer Vutomi.As part of the deal, Botswana Diamonds will pay Vutomi atotal of $1.2 million (GBP 942,000) in cash,...
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Mining
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Feb 06, 2017
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Rapaport News
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Lucapa Unveils $7M Investment in Lulo Mine
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Lucapa Diamond Company announced a $7 million upgrade and developmentplan for its Lulo program in Angola.The commitment includes new Caterpillar earth-movingequipment, vehicles for alluvial diamond mining and kimberlite explorationprograms and camp upgrades. The...
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Mining
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May 16, 2016
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Rapaport News
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Mining
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Mar 31, 2016
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Rapaport News
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Mining
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Mar 28, 2016
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Rapaport News
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Stornoway’s 2Q Profit -12% with Renard on Track
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Canadian exploration and development company Stornoway Diamond Corporationreported a 12 percent fall in net profit to$7.5 million (CAD 10.3 million), in the second quarter that ended October 31,2015, compared with the same period last...
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Mining
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Dec 13, 2015
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Rapaport News
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Mining
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Nov 15, 2015
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Rapaport News
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Development Diamonds
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The diamond industry needs to support programs to uplift its vast artisanal mining sector. The more than 1.5 million diamond diggers – predominantly in West Africa – and their estimated 10 million dependents, remain the most...
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Fair Trade
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Jul 11, 2014
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Avi Krawitz
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Tiffany & Co. to Expand Lexington Manufacturing
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Kentucky's Governor, Steve Beshear, announced that Tiffany & Co. is expanding its manufacturing operations in Lexington, creating 75 new, full-time jobs and investing $2 million in the state's economy. The expansion comes less than two...
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Manufacturing
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Apr 26, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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Julius Klein Group Becomes Sustaining Supporter of DDI
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The Julius Klein Group (JKG) has become a sustaining supporter of the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI). “The Julius Klein Group seeks to be a good corporate citizen throughout all aspects of our global operations and activities,”...
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Fair Trade
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Jun 29, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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Nordstrom to Anchor Extell's Future 57th St. Tower
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Nordstrom Inc. signed an agreement with Extell Development Co. to build its first full-line store in Manhattan at 225 West 57th Street. This new flagship store in the Columbus Circle neighborhood will boast 285,000-square-feet of shopping...
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Retail
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Jun 29, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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Todd Reed Contribution Supports DDI Initiative
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The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) has received a generous financial contribution from renowned jewelry designer Todd Reed. His gift places him in the Millennium Star level of the recently launched Friends of DDI campaign...
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Fair Trade
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Jun 25, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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Fair Trade
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Jun 20, 2012
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Rapaport News
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ALROSA Approves Production Development Plan Through 2021
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ALROSA's supervisory board approved, in principle, the company's production development plan through the year 2021. The key objectives are to ensure that ALROSA’s growth is primarily driven by its core-business of diamond-mining; retain leadership in the...
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Mining
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Jun 20, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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Clark University Honors Smillie With Doctorate
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Ian Smillie, the chair of the board of directors of the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) International, was honored on May 20, 2012 with the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, by Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts...
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Fair Trade
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May 23, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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Fair Trade
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May 15, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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The Diamond Council Joins Friends of DDI Campaign
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The Diamond Council of America (DCA) provided support to the Diamond Development Initiative's (DDI) Friends of DDI campaign. The DCA's financial contribution will be used to fund DDI’s critical projects on the ground in Africa.''The diamond pipeline...
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Fair Trade
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Apr 30, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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Cartier's Grant for 'Development Diamond Standards'
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Cartier International provided a grant to the Diamond Development Initiative International (DDI) to focus on implementing “Development Diamond Standards” for artisanally produced diamonds. In Sierra Leone, DDI is working with local leaders and civil society to identify...
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Fair Trade
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Mar 07, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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Syvrud to Lead the Friends of DDI Program
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The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) retained Patricia Syvrud, the founder and president of Joia Consulting LLC, to lead a program development effort for the Friends of DDI. The new program will allow jewelry retailers, designers, manufacturers and suppliers to support DDI's work on the ground in mining...
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Rough Markets
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Nov 29, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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