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08/10/2026

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08/10/2026

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Petra Diamonds started life in 1997 as a small diamond exploration company. It went on to acquire five former De Beers mines, extracted considerable value from them and became one of the world's largest independent diamond producers, reaching a peak of 4.6 million carats in 2018.

07/10/2026

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Private, asset-backed capital for diamond and jewelry professionals. From $50,000 to $20 million, with more than $150 million funded to date.

07/10/2026

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(IDEX Online) - Pandora has opened a $150 million jewelry factory in Vietnam, which it describes it as the world's largest fine-jewelry crafting facility.

07/10/2026

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(IDEX Online) - Signet Jewelers has announced an exclusive North American partnership between Royal Asscher and Blue Nile, which it is repositioning from an online diamond retailer to a luxury jewelry brand.

06/10/2026

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(IDEX Online) - A thief cut the trousers of an angadia (diamond courier) boarding a train in India, and stole the parcel he was transporting in his pocket, valued at $15,600.

06/10/2026

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(IDEX Online) - An amateur diamond hunter who unearthed a 6.03-carat yellow gem at a state park in Arkansas, USA, claims collectors have told him it could be worth $1 million.

05/10/2026

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(IDEX Online) - Petra Diamonds today (October 5) said it had appointed a financial adviser to manage a strategic review - a possible precursor to the sale of its Cullinan mine and other assets, or of the entire company.

05/10/2026

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(IDEX Online) - De Beers is to take full ownership of the Gahcho Kue diamond mine in Canada's Northwest Territories after financially troubled Mountain Province Diamonds agreed to transfer its 49% stake.

05/10/2026

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(IDEX Online) - Namdeb, the joint venture between Namibia and De Beers, has unveiled a 176.29-carat diamond that it describes as "the largest diamond of its kind recovered at the operation in two decades".