A govt clampdown saw Indian imports of gold bars almost halve, but the diamond trade is robust with rough imports up 24% and polished exports jumping 31%.
It consists 44 pieces of artwork valued at more than US$1 million, and is on display at the AAMU Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in the Netherlands.
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is developing a new, energy-friendly mechanism to suck smog out of the air and transform it into diamonds, to be tested in Beijing.
Canada’s newest diamond exploration company, Margaret Lake Diamonds Inc. commenced trading this morning on the TSX-Venture Exchange under the symbol DIA.