HRD’s Mumbai lab link service
by Jo Black
HRD Antwerp NV has notched another milestone in its global expansion, with the inauguration in India of its Lab Link service. Its logistics partner in the venture is Malca-Amit JK Logistics PVT.
The new service will provide members of the Indian diamond sector with direct access to the HRD Antwerp - Diamond Lab, one of the [...]
GIA expands Alumni chapters
by Jo Black
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Alumni Association has officially opened twelve new alumni chapters both nationally and internationally so far this year. Approximately 30 other new chapters, also from the U.S. and around the world, are planning to open by the end of 2008.
This sudden increase is due to changes implemented within the [...]
HRD Antwerp at BaselWorld 2008
by Jo Black
HRD Antwerp NV, which provides grading, gemmological, educational, technological and research services to the international diamond and jewellery industries, will be highlighting its attendance at the leading event for the watch and jewellery industry Baselworld, by providing diamond evaluations at its booth.
BaselWorld, which opens on April 3 and runs through April 10, provides a unique [...]
GIA’s first two graduates of BBA program
by Jo Black
The first two graduates of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Bachelor of Business Administration program have been granted their BBA degrees. They are Wade H. Clar, Jr. and Tyler Harden.
The BBA program provides a comprehensive business education with a specialized focused in the jewelry industry.
Clar, from Canandaigua, New York, received his BBA on December [...]
GIA’s 2009 Gemological Research Conference
by Jo Black
A broad, international spectrum of individuals across academia, the research community, and the gem and jewelry trade have agreed to serve on the Advisory Committee for GIA’s second Gemological Research Conference (GRC), planned for August 21–23, 2009.
GRC Advisory Committee members will help with program planning, review abstracts and disseminate information about the conference. A number [...]
Indicator, Munic Gems signs agreement
by Jo Black
Indicator Minerals Inc. has entered into a Letter Agreement outlining a long-term strategic partnership with Munic Gems N.V. (Munic Gems), one of the world’s leading diamantaires based in Antwerp, Belgium.
The goal of the partnership is to identify, acquire and develop diamond projects globally by coupling Indicator’s experienced management and strong technical expertise with Munic Gems’ [...]
Hudson recovers large gem diamonds
by Jo Black
Hudson Resources Inc. announces diamond results from the processing of approximately 160 tonnes of kimberlite extracted from the Garnet Lake dike in Greenland. The diamond laboratory at the Saskatchewan Research Council reported that a number of large clear colourless fragments are likely to have been derived from a single 3.5 to 4.0 carat diamond. The [...]
Ganz: No shortage of rough diamonds
by Jo Black
Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) Chairman Moti Ganz delivered a clear message to diamond miners, producing countries and fellow manufacturers at a session devoted to “Producer Strategies” at the Third International Rough Diamond Conference that opened today in Tel Aviv.
Ganz disputed claims that there is not enough rough in the pipeline. There is no shortage of [...]
South Africa mine claims world’s largest diamond
by Brian Turner
A shareholder in a small South African mine has claimed the company has discovered the world’s largest diamond.
Weighing in at a massive 7,000 carats, it would be more than double the size of the Cullinan Diamond, centre-piece of the British crown jewels.
Brett Jolly, the shareholder, said the gem had now been moved to a secure [...]