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The Largest Rough Diamonds in The World

Diamond News Agency - Large Rough Diamonds - News and Articles about the world largest diamonds, press releases on the latest big rough diamond findings. The biggest rough diamond in the world is the Cullinan Diamond which is 3,106.75 carats, Found in 1905, South Africa

Rough Diamond Market Experiences Best Increase Since Global Recession

by Diamond News Agency
The rough diamond is on its way back from a depressing global recession and reports an increase in US demand of their inventory, according to Petra Diamonds, a rough diamonds supplier. The company, which mines diamonds in Africa, but bases its headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda says there are expectations of a significant improvement by the end of the year and the diamond market is slowly but surely improving, especially in the US.

Signficant Increase In Demand For Rough Diamonds

by Diamond News Agency
The demand for rough diamonds is rising at a fast pace, up significantly from the 2008-2009 season. Because of the significant increase in demand, prices are going up, too. Prices have gone up almost 15 to 20 percent from pre-recession levels. Sales worldwide in places like the United States and China have all increased, says The Times of India. Producers like De Beers cut output and rebuilt their stockpiles.

3.86-carat Diamond Found in State Park

by Diamond News Agency
A 3.86-carat diamond was found at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. The park boasts a unique twist from other state parks: almost a hundred million years ago, a huge volcanic pipe produced thousands of diamonds and other stones, many of which are still buried beneath the dirt, waiting to be uncovered.

Rough Diamonds

keywords: Rough Diamonds, Conflict Diamonds, Blood diamonds

Belgium’s polished diamond exports up 23% in April

Thursday, May 16 2013 8:00PM  DiamondWorld News HeadLines,
Belgium’s polished diamond exports up 23% in April Imports of rough diamonds up 38%
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Certified Loose Diamonds Avoid Conflict Diamonds

Tuesday, May 14 2013 4:50PM  Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Jewelry-Diamonds Articles from EzineArticles.com,
Certified Loose Diamonds Avoid Conflict Diamonds Society has changed (naturally) over the past several generations One of the biggest changes is the fact that often when children grow up and become adults they no longer have the means or desire to stay in the same town where they grew up
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Conflict free diamonds at the Oscars

Monday, May 13 2013 3:58PM  Abazias - Celebrity News,
Conflict free diamonds at the Oscars At the 2006 Oscars stars were very contentious about the diamonds they chose to wear All the beautiful diamond jewelry that was worn was conflict free Awareness to conflict diamonds was brought to the stars and the public through the newly released movie Blood Diamonds Celebrities from the movie have been making sure others are aware of the things that go on with conflict diamonds in hope that they will be sure to stop buying these types of diamonds There were still diamond jewelry seen throughout the Oscars but the stars and their jewelers made sure all the diamonds sported were conflict free
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De Beers Adds Five New Sightholders

Wednesday, May 1 2013 8:00PM  IDEX Online - IDEX Magazine,
De Beers Adds Five New Sightholders The De Beers Group of Companies has announced five new Sightholders for the remainder of the 2012-2015 Supplier of Choice (SoC) contract period The five new companies are Asian Star H Dipak Hvk International KP Sanghvi & Sons and Wing Hang The companies received a Sight after buying at least $3 million in a particular category of rough diamonds at Diamdel
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Botswana Rough Diamond Exports Down In 2012

Wednesday, Feb 20 2013 5:27AM   News from the Israeli diamond industry,
Botswana Rough Diamond Exports Down In 2012 The diamond-rich southern African nation of Botswana exported significantly more rough diamonds in December
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Restrictions on Zimbabwe diamonds eased

Friday, Nov 30 2012 3:37PM  Newsvine - diamonds,
Restrictions on Zimbabwe diamonds eased The international body charged with monitoring and preventing the sale of blood diamonds made it easier Friday for Zimbabwe to export diamonds that are certified as "conflict-free" At the same time the group was unable to reach agreement on a new definition for "conflict diamonds" that would have expanded its current mandate
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Blood Diamonds

Saturday, Jun 16 2012 3:35PM  About.com Jewelry / Accessories: Most Popular Articles,
Blood Diamonds Conflict diamonds often called blood diamonds are gems that are sold to fund groups that are terrorizing citizens in some diamond producing countries Learn a few conflict diamond basics and use these tips to help avoid buying a blood diamond
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The One Percent Myth: Debunking a Diamond Industry Statistic, Part IV

Monday, Dec 5 2011 8:47PM  Brilliant Earth Blog,
The One Percent Myth Debunking a Diamond Industry Statistic Part IV We’re back with our discussion of the one percent myth – the misleading notion promoted by the diamond industry that conflict diamonds make up considerably less than one percent of the diamond supply In prior blogs we’ve shown how the only diamonds that the diamond industry counts as conflict diamonds are those from Cote d’Ivoire a small []
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Request To Postpone Day in Court Granted For Naomi Campbell

Monday, Jul 26 2010 7:45AM  Diamond news agency, Simona Kogan
Request To Postpone Day in Court Granted For Naomi Campbell With a call to testify and a pending court date supermodel Naomi Campbell may have felt like a diamond in the rough in a bubbling war crimes trial that featured former Liberian president Charles Taylor and the inclusion of illegal blood diamonds She wanted no part of it and continued efforts to avoid having to testify in court even as Rosemary's Baby actress Mia Farrow who attended the same party as Campbell when she allegedly received her first blood diamond from Taylor told authorities she was receiving rough diamonds from Taylor Even when she was ordered by law to do so the stunning black beauty asked to postpone her testimony from July 29 to August 5

Report: Appeal nixed in De Beers antitrust case

Tuesday, Jun 29 2010 2:46AM  National Jeweler Network - Diamond News,
Report Appeal nixed in De Beers antitrust case Europe's highest court has backed a European Union (EU) regulatory decision to drop an antitrust case against De Beers in return for the company's continued promise not to buy rough diamonds from Russia's state-owned diamond miner Alrosa Reuters Africa reported Tuesday
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