by Erez Rivlin | Jun 21, 2024 | CURRENT NEWS
AWDC Elections Results, Pics, and Vids Date: 21 June, 2024 | By Erez Jacob Rivlin On Tuesday afternoon, June 18th, a large, excited crowd packed the ground floor of the AWDC building to hear the election results. Six directors are elected out of the 13 candidates for...
by John Jeffay | Nov 28, 2023 | CURRENT NEWS, DIAMOND NEWS, NEWS ARCHIVE
New Luele Mine Could Double Angola’s Diamond Revenue Date: 23 Nov, 2023 | By John Jeffay Angola’s Catoca diamond mine, which will be eclipsed by the new Luele mine officially opened this week.Picture : Catoca. Angola could double its diamond revenue following the...
by John Jeffay | Nov 23, 2023 | CURRENT NEWS, DIAMOND NEWS, NEWS ARCHIVE
Satellite Boost for Angola’s Diamond Industry Date: 23 Nov, 2023 | By John Jeffay Launch of the Angosat-2 satellitein Russia last October.Picture : ROSCOSMOS, Russia’sState Space Corporation Angola’s national diamond company is now using a combination of...
by John Jeffay | Oct 30, 2023 | CURRENT NEWS, DIAMOND NEWS
Stornoway Files for Bankruptcy Protection Date: 15 Nov, 2023 | By John Jeffay The Renard mine, in Quebec. Picture : Stornoway Diamonds Canadian miner Stornoway Diamonds has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years, blaming a sudden drop in...
by John Jeffay | Sep 14, 2023 | CURRENT NEWS
The 390.70 ct diamond.Picture: Alrosa Alrosa has recovered its largest gem quality diamond in a decade, a 390.70 carat irregularly shaped stone with a yellow-brown halo. The Russian miner says the gem was found during night washing of diamondiferous sands at the...
by John Jeffay | Jun 20, 2023 | CURRENT NEWS, DIAMOND NEWS, NEWS ARCHIVE
Alrosa has confirmed it will build a new mine at Mir, where eight miners died during catastrophic flooding in August 2017. Russia’s state-controlled miner says it has identified reserves of almost 38m carats at the mine. It will spend up to $1.5bn (RUB126bn) on...
