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Colour diamonds have increasingly become a consumer favourite, reaping great rewards for retailers. Will their popularity continue and where will new sources come from? SAMUEL ORD surveys the landscape with a range of industry voices.

The Responsible Jewellery Council hosted its 2022 Annual General Meeting on 1 June, appointing seven members to the Board of Directors.

Track from Kampung Batu to Putrajaya Sentral expected to begin operations in January 2023.

It comes after 20 people reported injuries during filming of a televised concert on a Riviera beach in Toulon.

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has launched its Icon Partner program designed to protect the legacy and provenance of the famed Argyle Pink Diamonds.

A jewellery collection featuring exquisite Colombian emeralds and rare pink diamonds has been launched, marking the third collaboration between Muzo Emerald Colombia and Argyle Pink Diamonds.

Canadian mining and natural resource company Star Diamond has discovered an “exceptionally high proportion” of rare Type IIa diamonds from samples taken from its Fort a la Corne drilling site located in central Saskatchewan.

Dubai-based company The Damac Group has acquired Swiss jewellery brand de Grisogono which filed for bankruptcy in 2020, following a series of media exposés that led to its controversial downfall.

As the price of rough diamonds continues to increase due to an existing supply shortage further amplified by the ongoing sanctions on Alrosa, mining giant De Beers is uncertain it can meet the increasing market demand.

The disruption to the supply of rough diamonds caused by the ongoing sanctions against Russian mining giant Alrosa has led to much shorter workweeks and the closure of several cut and polish factories in India.