Israel’s diamond polishing factories – considered the most advanced in the world – are equipped with sophisticated diamond processing technologies – many of which were developed locally. Israeli ...

Qatar and Israel, which have not established diplomatic relations, have signed a diamond trading agreement, according to IDEX Online following a report in Globes business news website.

Russian mining giant Alrosa reported a 4.6% decline in diamond production for 2024, with total output falling to 33 million carats of rough diamonds, down from 34.6 million carats the previous year, ...

The Kimberley diamond mine is a combination of open-pit and underground diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa. It is considered one of the most important diamond mines in Africa. At the center of ...

The Regent Diamond is a 140.64-carat cushion-shaped D color, Internally Flawless diamond with a bluish fluorescence. It is the seventh-largest D color diamond in the world. According to Internetstones ...

Total jewelry sales in the U.S. grew by 1.4% in 2024, though the number of units sold dropped by 1.6%. This modest performance was mainly attributed to decreased revenues in the natural diamond ...

A Reuters report quoted by Rough & Polished shows that India “more than doubled” its gold imports in 2021, bringing it to a total $55.7 billion – a fantastic increase over the $22 billion worth of ...

Following sanctions imposed by the US on Russian mining giant Alrosa, De Beers, its biggest rival, has issued a statement assuring retailers they could buy from them “with confidence,” IDEX Online ...

Botswana Diamonds has announced that it expects “the first recoveries of diamonds” at its Marsfontein mine in South Africa this month, Rough & Polished reports. The alluvial and dump mine, which was ...

Over the centuries, Jews have had a special connection to the diamond trade. Diamonds are first mentioned in the bible, and over the years, Jews all over the world have developed their diamond ...

British-based Meylor Global, an international company that produces lab-grown diamonds, has produced a lab-grown diamond weighing 150.42 carats – which has been graded as the largest ever, IDEX Online ...

The Eureka Diamond is credited with being the first diamond discovered in South Africa. According to De Beers’ website, the stone was discovered in 1866 by the children of Daniel Johanes Jacobus ...