Gem Diamonds Digs Up 114 Carat Yellow Diamond

Another lucky find at Letseng mine in Lesotho.

Useful link:
https://www.gemdiamonds.com

Rio Tinto Sees Strong Bidding For Argyle Pinks

When you see a double digit increase in the number of bids at the Argyle Pink Diamond Tender, you can easily guess the reality on the ground.

Useful links:
https://argylepinkdiamonds.com.au
https://www.diamonds.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=64397&ArticleTitle=Rio%2bTinto%2bSees%2bStrong%2bBidding%2bfor%2bArgyle%2bPinks

Blue Diamond Found By Petra Sold For $14.9 Million

Take a look.

Useful links:
https://www.petradiamonds.com
https://www.mining.com/blue-diamond-found-by-struggling-petra-sold-for-14-9-million

Yellow Diamond Prices

Check the Fancy Color Diamond Index for the latest update. The prices for yellow diamonds of 3 carat sizes has decreased slightly.

Useful links:
https://www.fcresearch.org
https://www.diamonds.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=64355&ArticleTitle=Yellow%2bPrices%2bFall%2bin%2bThird%2bQuarter

Jewelers Are Already Nostalgic For The End Of Pink Diamonds

Who isn't?

Useful links:
https://argylepinkdiamonds.com.au
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-22/argyle-pink-diamond-mine-closing-next-year-sends-prices-soaring?srnd=premium-asia

Recutting Pink Diamonds

Sourcing and cutting rare colored diamonds is a specialist job. Get to know Scott West.

Useful links:
http://www.ljwestdiamonds.com
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/08/multimillion-dollar-diamond-gets-surgery-to-be-more-pink-add-value.html

Lucara Recovers Gem-Quality Blue, Pink Diamonds

Take a look.

Useful link:
https://www.lucaradiamond.com

Petra Recovers 20.08 Carat Type IIb Blue Diamond At Cullinan Diamond Mine

Take a look.

Useful link:
https://www.petradiamonds.com

Letšeng Mine Yields 114 Carat Yellow Diamond

Take a look.

Useful link:
https://www.gemdiamonds.com

Graff Reveals Polished Lesotho Pink Diamond

From 13.33 carat rough pink diamond to 5.63 carat fancy vivid purplish pink diamond.

Useful links:
https://www.graff.com/house/2019/the-graff-lesotho-pink-diamond
https://www.diamonds.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=64091&ArticleTitle=Graff%2bReveals%2bPolished%2bLesotho%2bPink

Spirit Of The Rose

Alrosa has named the largest pink diamond ever discovered and produced in Russia, 'Spirit of the Rose', after a legendary short ballet of the same name. Take a look.

Useful links:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2019/08/15/russian-mining-giant-reveals-name-for-rare-14-83-carat-pink-diamond/#3de6f5da3b84
http://eng.alrosa.ru

True Colors Auction

The second edition of ALROSA’s True Colors auction will be held on the sidelines of the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. Around 200 polished diamonds certified by the Gemological Institute of America will be available for viewing at the show from September 16 to 20. The sale will be conducted via the company’s online platform, diamonds.alrosa.ru, from September 16 to 23.  Results will be announced on September 24.

Among the auction’s star offerings are an internally flawless intense yellow pear-shaped diamond of 18.07 carats; a 6.78-carat vivid yellow square emerald-cut diamond of VVS2 clarity grade; and a pair of vivid purplish-pink pear-shaped diamonds – a VVS1 stone of 0.54 carat and an IF stone of 0.55. True Colors is a rare opportunity for collectors to buy polished diamonds directly from the source without third parties. 

Rare Purple-Pink Diamond On Display In New York

Take a look.

Useful links:
https://www.barrons.com/articles/rare-purple-pink-diamond-on-display-in-new-york-01565300450
http://eng.alrosa.ru

The Last Annual Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender

Rio Tinto has launched what’s likely to be one of its last annual pink-diamond tenders, as the company gears up to close its flagship Argyle mine. 

The Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, which has run since 1984, comprises rare polished colored diamonds originating from the mine in Australia. This year’s edition, which Rio Tinto unveiled Friday at the mine site, features 64 stones weighing a combined 56.28 carats, including three fancy-red diamonds. 

The deposit is due to shut next year, having operated since 1983. It’s the world’s largest diamond mine by volume, producing 14.1 million carats in 2018. Most of its output is lower-quality white diamonds, but it’s more famous for its pink, red and purple goods. More than 90% of the world’s rare pink diamonds are from the mine, according to Rio Tinto. 

“Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine is the first and only ongoing source of rare pink diamonds in history,” Arnaud Soirat, Rio Tinto’s CEO for copper and diamonds, said in a statement Friday. “With the life cycle of this extraordinary mine approaching its end, we have seen, and continue to see, unstoppable demand for these truly limited-edition diamonds, and strong value appreciation.” 

The closure is likely to have a “dramatic” effect on the availability of pink diamonds, Soirat noted in an interview with Bloomberg on Friday. “You can imagine the laws of supply and demand will apply, and you can imagine the impact that will have on those very rare pink, red, blue and purple diamonds,” the news service quoted Soirat as saying. 

The top items at this year’s sale include a modified radiant, 1.75-carat, fancy-red diamond, named the Enigma, and a heart-shaped, 1.48-carat, fancy-vivid-purplish-pink diamond called Amari. The company has named the 2019 collection “The Quest for the Absolute.” It will showcase the diamonds in Hong Kong, New York and Perth, Australia, with bids closing on October 9. 

The top six lots — the “hero diamonds” — are as follows: 

Lot 1: The Argyle Enigma, a modified radiant, 1.75-carat, fancy-red diamond.

Lot 2: The Argyle Amari, a heart-shaped, 1.48-carat fancy-vivid-purplish-pink diamond.

Lot 3: The Argyle Elysian, a modified cushion-shaped, 1.20-carat, fancy-vivid-pink diamond.

Lot 4: The Argyle Verity, an oval-shaped, 1.37-carat, fancy-vivid-purplish-pink diamond.

Lot 5: The Argyle Opus, a round-shaped, 2.01-carat, fancy-intense-pink diamond.
 
Lot 6: The Argyle Avenoir, an oval-shaped, 1.07-carat, fancy-red diamond.

Many thanks to Rapaport.

Firestone Diamonds Finds 54-carat Fancy Yellow Diamond

The diamond will go on sale at the company's next tender in September, 2019.

Useful link:
https://www.firestonediamonds.com

Why Rare Coloured Diamonds Are The Rage Among China’s Super-rich

Rarity and beauty, period.

Useful link:
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/3009150/pretty-pink-why-rare-coloured-diamonds-are-rage

Pink Diamond Finds No Buyer At Bonhams

Auctions are always full of surprises. There is always a tomorrow.

Useful link:
https://www.diamonds.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=63681&ArticleTitle=Pink%2bDiamond%2bFinds%2bNo%2bBuyer%2bat%2bBonhams

Chocolate Diamonds

Eddie LeVian, CEO of Le Vian Corp explains.

Useful link:
https://www.businessinsider.in/Chocolate-diamonds-werent-always-valuable-Heres-how-they-went-from-cheap-rocks-to-adorning-Rihannas-130000-Grammys-necklace-/articleshow/68998815.cms

How Diamonds Gain Color

A magic combination of deformation, impurities, radiation, plus unknown unknown factors may be the cause of color in a diamond,

Useful link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/science/diamonds-color.html

Okavango Diamond Company Unveils Rare 20-carat Blue Diamond

A once-in-a-lifetime find.

Useful link:
http://www.mining.com/botswana-unveils-rare-20-carat-blue-diamond-countrys-largest-ever