Actress Rosario Dawson wore a Baccarat Bracelet to the (BELVEDERE) RED party in Cannes to celebrate the European launch of (BELVDERE) RED featuring a performance by Duran Duran held at the VIP Room Famous Club on May 13, 2011 in Cannes, France. source: D’orazio
Jan Iverson Appointed Editor-in-Chief of GIA’s Gems & Gemology
GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has announced Jan Iverson as the Editor-in-Chief of Gems & Gemology (G&G), its award-winning quarterly research journal. G&G publishes, in print and online, the latest peer-reviewed research on diamonds and colored stones—where they are found, their special characteristics, simulants and synthetics, treatments, and identification techniques. Iverson’s appointment, effective June 1, [...]
Royal Collection exhibitions across the UK will celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012
The Royal Collection has announced a programme of exhibitions at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and a touring exhibition to five UK venues to mark Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee next year. Jonathan Marsden, Director of the Royal Collection, said, ‘Our exhibitions celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee through many of the finest [...]
BRC DIAMOND CORE CLOSES FINANCING
BRC DiamondCore Ltd has closed a non-brokered private placement of 7,500,000 units of the Company at a price of Cdn$0.08 per unit for proceeds to the Company of Cdn$600,000. Each such unit is comprised of one common share of the Company and one warrant of the Company, with each such warrant entitling the holder to [...]
ENOUGH Project Says Certification Needed to Get Congo-Kinshasa’s Conflict Minerals Out of Laptops, Cell phones
A credible international certification system is badly needed to ensure that minerals used to make tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold are not fueling rape and violence in Congo, the Enough Project said in a report released today. The report, “Certification: The Path to Conflict-Free Minerals from Congo,” calls for an internationally accepted certification regime for [...]
Unique Settings of New York Launches “Multiple Diamond Quality” Program
Retailers struggling to offer consumers more options with their diamond quality are breathing a sigh of relief over the announcement of Unique Settings of New York’s new “Multiple Diamond Quality” program. Renowned in the industry for their ability to meet independent retailers special requests, Unique Settings of New York has developed a new service that [...]
Afri-Can Marine Sampling Recovers Large Diamonds From EPL 3403 in Namibia
Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation (“Afri-Can”) (TSX VENTURE:AFA) today summarized the results of its successful sampling program completed on April 19th, 2011 in the Exclusive Prospecting Licence (“EPL”) 3403 marine diamond concession in Namibia (see Map 1 attached). The first stage sampling program discovered three depositional features in the southern region and recovered 84 diamonds. The [...]
Diamond Jewelry Among Items to be Auctioned Off by US Treasury July 13th
While most items may be viewed at the main previews located at the VSE Pompano Beach, FL Warehouse, some items are located at off-site vendor locations and can only be previewed at those locations. Property release will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2011 once final payment has been received. Warehouse hours are [...]
NBA DIAMOND JEWELRY Unveiled in Chicago Market at Albert’s Jewelers
Gameplan Concepts, a California-based jewelry company, announced today that it has launched the NBA DIAMOND JEWELRY brand in the Chicago market with Albert’s Jewelers. “Albert’s is happy to introduce these magnificent Chicago Bulls gold and diamond pieces by Gameplan. It is the finest collection of its kind. We welcome all fans and friends of the [...]
BHP Billiton Aapproves Misery open pit project at EKATI Diamond Mine
BHP Billiton today announced the approval of the Misery open pit project at its EKATI Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada. This project consists of a pushback of the existing Misery open pit which was mined from 2001 to 2005. Stripping operations are expected to begin in October 2011, with ore production beginning late [...]
Petra Diamonds Limited Provides Finsch Diamond Mine Acquisition Update
Petra Diamonds announces the following update with regards to the acquisition of the Finsch diamond mine in South Africa (“Finsch”) from De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited. As announced on 21 January 2011, completion of the acquisition was subject to a number of conditions precedent, the majority of which have now been satisfied. The only remaining [...]
HRD Antwerp, Verichannel launch direct feed of diamond data to market
HRD Antwerp, together with Verichannel, LLC, announced today the creation of a direct feed of diamond grading data from the HRD lab’s computers to Verichannel’s online trading platform. Based on pre-authorization as set by the Lab’s clients, diamond grading data is available on Verichannel.com within minutes of when the stones have been graded and results [...]