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Fura Gems finds giant emerald at historic Coscuez mine in Colombia

The 25.97-carat rough emerald is considered both “rare and exceptional” given its size, colour saturation and clarity.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 8, 2018 | 3:00 am

Diamond museum opens in Belgium

The DIVA museum has a butler that allows visitors to peek inside various rooms where precious treasures are kept.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 4, 2018 | 5:30 pm

Alrosa to acquire one of the world’s largest diamond polishing firms

Russia's Kristall cuts around 300,000 carats annually and generates revenue of around $200 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 4, 2018 | 8:14 am

ALROSA sells large diamonds for USD 14.8 million at the auction in Vladivostok

The United Selling Organization (USO) of ALROSA sold 101 special size rough diamonds with the total weight of 1751.1 carats.

ALROSA | May 3, 2018 | 12:58 pm

Lucapa finds yet another large diamond in Angola

The 46-carat pink diamond is the largest coloured gem-quality stone ever recovered at the company's Lulo project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2018 | 5:21 am

Botswana Diamonds, Vast Resources team up to explore in Zimbabwe

The two companies will exchange past exploration information on areas prospective for diamonds in Zimbabwe and form a jointly-owned special purpose vehicle to develop and exploit diamond resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2018 | 3:42 am

Halted Botswana diamond mine to be sold at online auction

The Lerala Mine was opened in 2008 and had to be shut twice due to weak sales, until it was placed under judicial management last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 30, 2018 | 7:57 am

Lucara recovers another big diamond in Botswana

The rock weighed 327 carats and it is a top white gem diamond.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 27, 2018 | 5:03 pm

Jewelry companies team up with IBM on blockchain platform

Gold and diamond companies joined with IBM to develop blockchain technology to track the origin of jewelry and ensure it is ethically sourced.

Reuters | April 26, 2018 | 10:56 am

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