Rio Tinto’s Antwerp based sales and marketing organisation has announced its intention to work with its customers to ensure they are certified members of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) by 2011.
Rio Tinto is a founding member of the not-for-profit RJC, established in 2005 to provide a single industry standard for responsible business practices across the [...]
Company News
Rio Tinto Intends to Ensure Customers are Certified Members of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) by 2011
Asia
Antwerp World Diamond Centre Launches Dedicated Website for Belgian Diamond Companies at Hong Kong Show
In a special initiative aimed at giving diamond buyers from around the world direct access to Antwerp diamond companies, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has launched a dedicated website featuring information about Belgian exhibitors at next month’s Hong Kong International Show.
The site provides users with an interactive map of the trade fair, which takes [...]
Company News
Rio Tinto Diamonds Sales Dates For 2010
Rio Tinto Diamonds sells rough diamonds in large volumes to a number of specialist customers. The relationship between Rio Tinto Diamonds and its customers is based on mutual understanding and trust, and is long-term in nature.
Rio Tinto Diamonds customers benefit by receiving a regular supply of consistently assorted rough diamonds. Consistency of assortments and allocations [...]
Americas
Gemological Institute of America Responds to Counterfeit Grading Report in Hong Kong
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is responding to the discovery of a counterfeit GIA report in Hong Kong that has been traced back to Antwerp. The bogus document, which resembles an authentic GIA report, was taken out of circulation and is in the Institute’s possession.
GIA takes these violations very seriously and is actively engaged [...]
Company News
Clark McEwen Appointed as Marketing Manager of Rio Tinto Diamonds as Patick Coppens Becomes Rio Tinto Diamonds Sales Manager
Rio Tinto, one of the world’s leading diamond companies, is reorganising its Antwerp-based sales and marketing management team.
Integral to this reorganisation is the appointment of Clark McEwen to the position of Marketing Manager, reporting to Jean-Marc Lieberherr, Rio Tinto Diamonds General Manager, Sales and Marketing. Clark will be based in Antwerp, effective March 1. Clark [...]
Africa
Petra Diamonds Says it is Insured for Such Losses After Multi Million Diamond Parcel was Stolen in Transit
Diamond News: Further to our December 25 report on a diamond parcel, containing nearly 15,000 carats of diamond and estimated to be worth nearly $2.9 million, that was stolen during transit to Antwerp, we can disclose the following details:
The diamond parcel, containing just over 14,931 carats of diamonds, was exported by Williamson Diamonds Limited, which is [...]
Industry News
Dubai Diamond Exchange Board Holds Inaugural Meeting to Review Strategy for Enhancing Role in Global Diamond Trade
The newly appointed board of directors of the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a subsidiary of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), has held its inaugural meeting recently in Dubai, to review the strategy for enhancing Dubai’s role in the global diamond trade.
The board, comprising high-profile members from the industry, toured the DDE trading floor in Almas [...]
Company News
Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair to Feature 43 Leading Antwerp Diamond Firms
The 105-year-old Antwerp Diamond Bourse – Beurs voor Diamanthandel – is to launch a revolutionary initiative with an exclusive, by-invitation only diamond trade fair in the bourse trading hall, February 7-9, 2010. The three-day Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair will feature 43 leading Antwerp diamond firms. The bourse believes it can offer the widest possible range [...]
Company News
New Suggested Retail Price List for Polished Diamonds Introduced
A new price list for polished diamonds that will guide diamond jewelry consumers how much they should pay for a diamond has been introduced by Idex Online. The Suggested Retail Price (SRP) for polished diamonds was endorsed by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) during the annual presidents meeting that was held in Antwerp.
The new [...]
Europe
Consumer Confidence to be Highlighted During WFDB Presidents’ Meeting
The presidents of the 28 bourses affiliated bourses of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) will be gathering in Antwerp, Belgium, November 15–18, to attend the 2009 Presidents’ Meeting of WFDB and of its sister organization, the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA).
In a message to the federation’s members, WFDB President Avi Paz said that [...]
Europe
Antwerp Symposium: The Diamond Industry in the New Economy
The forthcoming 2 day diamond symposium in Antwerp will focus on the diamond industry in the new economy. The symposium will include workshops, sessions of diamond supply and diamond demand, as well as financial issues.
Key speakers at the symposium include include captains of industry from mining companies, diamond banks, retailers as well as key industry [...]
Africa
Stellar Diamonds Reports Sales of US$410,000 in June and July, Gemstones of Up to 7.89 CT Recovered on Mandala, Guinea
SearchGold Resources Inc. has announced encouraging progress for Stellar Diamonds Limited in which it holds 2.7 million shares or an interest of 5.5%.
The Mandala alluvial diamond project is 100% owned by Stellar and comprises two alluvial mining concessions in southeastern Guinea. The project comprises an independently verified diamond resource of 535,000 carats (NI 43-101 compliant). [...]
