Lucara Diamond Corp. sold 26,196 carats of Karowe diamonds through its new online auction system. The total revenue from the sale was $5.64 million, averaging $215 per carat (p/c).

A sharp drop in Botswana’s diamond exports took place in April, as the country is about to become the world’s leading rough diamond distributor. Botswana exported $173.8 million worth of rough and polished diamonds, a 34.6 percent year-over-year de...

Large double-digit declines in the value of rough diamond trade by the U.S. in April. Rough diamond imports of $29.7 million fell 24.7 percent year on year.

A group of industry organizations convening in Las Vegas Sunday intends to tighten lab submission terms and improve transparency in the diamond industry.

The World Diamond Council has paid a special tribute to De Beers Chairman Nicky Oppenheimer at a gala dinner in Vicenza, Italy.

A dedicated website has been launched to provide information for attendees of the upcoming World Jewellery Forum, which begins on May 13 in Vicenza, Italy.

Recycled diamonds are a growing source of diamonds for traders since the 2008 economic crash and since became a focus for a number of companies in the industry that now specialize in it.

Israeli pilot Shmuel Kainan Klein, accused of smuggling diamonds out of Zimbabwe, was released for lack of evidence, leading to controversy.

The United Nations' Security Council on Thursday extended the sanctions imposed on Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) for another year, including exports of rough diamonds.

With the exception of a minute decline in January, polished diamonds imports by Japan completed a yearlong rise in March.

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently consolidated their bilateral trade ties through an MoU signed during a recently concluded trip to Surat by the Dubai Chamber Trade Mission.

US trade in rough diamonds declined dramatically in February, according to the latest figures. Gross imports of $33.4 million are a 59.9 percent year-over-year decline, falling 19.1 percent compared to January.