Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but they can also be a criminal's. There are so many different ways to exploit rough or polished gems, at so many points along the pipeline. But are banks and financial institutions using an over-sized hammer to crack a medium-sized... Read More...

A diamond may no longer be forever, a US court has ruled. An engagement ring is a "conditional gift", which means that if the bride-to-be gets cold feet, she must hand it back. The appeals court ruling in a widely-reported case, that of... Read More...

A new year, a new way of doing business. Alrosa introduced changes on 1 January which will, it says, provide buyers with more of what they want, and less of what they don't. Rough allocations for ... Read More...

Last November marked the end of an era for Australia's diamond mining industry. The Argyle mine ceased operations after 37 years. It had dominated the market for pink diamonds, producing 90 per cent of global output, but operators... Read More...

Back in 1886 Charles Tiffany introduced his game-changing six-prong solitaire setting to a diamond industry that was still in its infancy. Diamonds had, until then, been set in a bezel so that only the crown was visible, and much of the main Read More...

I have a confession to make. When I first read that the Pope had blessed a lab-grown diamond, I laughed. The cynical journalist in me dismissed it as a PR stunt. But then I considered the fact ... Read More...

Anglo American, the multinational parent company of De Beers, announced yesterday that it would be requiring all its 95,000 staff and contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19... Read More...

We are living in arguably the most abundant and innovative time in Earth's history, with change happening at an exponential pace. We can be the drivers of the future we want our children and ... Read More...

There are diamonds, and there are super-deep diamonds. Regular diamonds were formed 100 miles underground. They then found their way close enough to the surface, and in big enough quantities.. Read More...

I was surprised to find the word "sustainable" missing from my dictionary. I'm not joking. All the pages are intact, but my battered Oxford Concise Dictionary from school goes straight ... Read More...