When Big captures the heart of Carrie Bradshaw in a final scene of the highly-anticipated Sex and the City 2 film and presents the NYC diva with an eye-popping 5 carat black diamond ring and tells her ‘because you are not like anyone else,’ movie-goers reach for the tissues. But, who could take [...]
Company News
Naomi Campbell Facing Subpoena to Charles Taylor Trial Over Diamond; Mia Farrow Subpoenad too
Prosecutors in the trial of Charles Taylor have filed a motion to call supermodel Naomi Campbell, actress Mia Farrow and another witnesses before the Special Court for Sierra Leone Trial Chamber in the case against the former Liberian president Charles Taylor, reports Alpha Sesay’s website.
The subpoenas relate to whether Campbell received a diamond from Taylor.
During [...]
Americas
Miss Michigan USA Wins Custom Diamond Tiara and Jewelry Designed by Diamond Nexus Lab
Miss Michigan USA, Rima Fakih, winner of the 59th annual miss USA pageant has been crowned as MISS USA 2010.
Rima Fakih’s MISS USA 2010 prize package includes: a custom diamond tiara and jewelry designed by Diamond Nexus Labs;
The official Diamond Nexus Labs crown for Miss USA 2009 features 1,936 flawless gemstones for a [...]
Asia
5.16 Carat Blue Diamond from De Beers Millennium Jewels Collection Sells to Moussaieff of London for over $6.4 Million at Sotheby’s Auction (UPDATED)
The Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale 2010, which was topped by a diamond Riviere necklace comprising 50 D-colour internally flawless white diamonds which commanded an extraordinary price of US$6.7 million, saw the 5.16-carat pear-shaped internally flawless fancy vivid blue diamond which was one of the 11 magnificent blue diamonds formerly in [...]
Asia
5.16 Carat Blue Diamond from De Beers Millennium Jewels Collection Sells for Over $6.4 Million at Sotheby’s Auction
Previously part of the legendary De Beers Millennium Jewels Collection, a 5.16-carat Pear-shaped Internally Flawless Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond from an Important Private Collection, with an estimate of US$4.6-US$5.9 million, sold for $6.43 million.
“Sotheby’s boasts a stellar record of being entrusted with the sale of some of the most important fancy vivid blue diamonds [...]
Company News
Swarovski Introduces Revolutionary New Cut for Zirconia
Swarovski Elements is proud to introduce the latest proof of their ongoing quest for innovation, in the science of precision cutting and excellence in the form of the Pure Brilliance Zirconia. For the first time in history, Swarovski has applied ideal diamond cut standards to Zirconia, creating an entirely new dimension of excellence for this [...]
Exploration & Mining
Russia’s Alrosa Signs Agreements with Rosy Blue, Diamond India and Ratilal Becharlal for $490 Million
ALROSA has signed three-year supply agreements with the Indian diamond manufacturers Rosy Blue, Diamond India Ltd. and Ratilal Becharlal & Sons for the amount of about US$490 million, in terms of the current market prices.
The contracts provide that the range and prices of the rough goods to be supplied will be agreed upon by the [...]
Africa
IMF Technical Assistance Helping African Countries Step Up Measures Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Gold and Diamond Sectors
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is helping 16 African countries step up their fight against money-laundering and the use of their lucrative gold and diamond industries to fund terrorism through a range of technical assistance programs and seminars targeted at helping countries address institutional weaknesses. In the last few years, a [...]
Canada
Diamond Inclusion Eclogites recovered from Tres-Or’s Guigues Pipe, Quebec
Tres-Or Resources Ltd. (Tres-Or) reports on a preliminary microprobe evaluation of the Guigues Kimberlite near Notre Dame du Nord, Quebec. Microprobe analyses from kimberlite indicator minerals (KIMs) recovered from three reverse circulation (RC) drill holes completed at the Guigues pipe have returned eclogite garnets comparable to most inclusions in diamond. These eclogite garnets with diamond [...]
Canada
Stornoway Closes $11.5 Million Equity Financing; Proceeds to be Used for Renard Diamond Project
pStornoway Diamond Corporation has closed the equity financing previously announced on February 3, 2010 pursuant to which Stornoway has sold 23,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.50 per share for gross proceeds of $11,500,000 (the Offering)./p
pThe Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to complete a bankable feasibility study and conduct [...]
Asia
De Beers 5.16 Carat Millennium Blue Diamond Has Estimate of up to $5.8 Million for Sothebys Auction
pOne of the items on auction at the Sothebys Hong Kong April sale will be a De Beers Millennium Jewel: A pear-shaped internally flawless fancy vivid blue diamond ring weighing 5.16 carats. The estimate is between US$4.6-5.8 million./p
pMr. Kevin Ching, Chief Executive Officer, Sothebyrsquo;s Asia, says, ldquo;Our last Autumn Sales totalled a stunning 88% above [...]
China
GIA Offers Laboratory Services During the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show
pThe Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Show Service Laboratory will offer diamond and colored stone services during the upcoming Hong Kong International Jewellery Show taking place March 5ndash;9./p
pThe GIA Show Service Laboratory is a convenient and mobile version of a GIA Laboratory that can provide trade show participants with the gemstone grading and identification services [...]
