World’s biggest jeweller Pandora stops using mined silver and gold
Pandora, the world’s largest jeweller by amount of products sold, has stopped using mined silver and gold and now only manufactures with recycled precious metals, which require less energy to produce.
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South Africans call for UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels
Mining News Pro - Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is set in the royal sceptre that King Charles III will hold at his coronation on Saturday.
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Brazilian jeweler sets out on a mission to promote ethical mining
Mining News Pro - Brazil is home to many beautiful things, not least its exquisite natural gems, including rubellites, emeralds, and the famed Paraíba tourmalines. Independent Brazilian jeweler Ara Vartanian loves to showcase his country’s stones in his pieces, and now he’s spreading the word that the process of extracting them can be a thing of beauty in its own way: Responsible mining has the potential to dramatically improve lives and even combat deforestation.
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Taash mine is a forgotten jewel
Mining News Pro - The chairman board of directors of Jajarm Alumina Company said that Tash mine is one of the only resources of alumina powder in Iran.
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China’s 2022 gold jewelry demand seen supported by stable prices
Mining News Pro - China’s gold jewelry demand is expected to be supported by stable gold prices in 2022, an official of the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Friday, despite fears of slowing economic growth in the world’s top consumer of the precious metal.
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Branded platinum jewellery collections to play increasingly important role in driving demand growth
Mining News Pro - Platinum marketing organisation Platinum Guild International’s (PGI’s) July Insight report shows that strong and meaningful branded platinum jewellery collections, with innovative designs, are more appealing to consumers and provide a greater emotional value to the jewellery.
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Diamond jewellery demand in US, China robust; India's demand affected by Covid-19 wave
Mining News Pro - Diamond miner De Beers continues to see "robust" demand for diamond jewellery in the key US and China consumer markets, says CEO Bruce Cleaver.
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World’s top jewellery maker Pandora to use only lab-made diamonds
Mining News Pro - Pandora, the world’s biggest jeweler, dealt a blow to diamond miners on Tuesday by announcing it would no longer sell mined gems, but exclusively man-made ones.
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Precious jewellery demand set for continuing recovery
Following a challenging year for luxury goods marketers in 2020, the latest consumer survey commissioned by worldwide marketing organisation Platinum Guild International (PGI) during the first quarter of 2021 has determined positive sentiment for the jewellery industry, with a strong indication of robust demand for precious jewellery in three of platinum’s major markets during the coming 12 months.
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De Beers` sales rise on positive consumer demand for diamond jewellery
Mining News Pro - Diamond miner De Beers says good rough diamond demand continued during its second sales cycle for this year on the back of positive consumer demand for diamond jewellery.
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Platinum jewellery performs well in the third quarter
Mining News Pro - Platinum jewellery performed well in the four key international platinum jewellery markets of China, India, Japan and the US in the third quarter, Platinum Guild International`s (PGI’s) Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) for the period has found,.
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Horizon pours first Crown Jewel gold in 100 years
Mining News Pro - Horizon Minerals has poured the first gold from its third toll milling campaign at the Boorara gold mine in Western Australia’s Goldfields region.
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World Jewellery Confederation welcomes new ISO diamond grading standard
Mining News Pro - The World Jewellery Confederation (Cibjo) has welcomed the new publication by nongovernmental body International Standards Organisation (ISO) of the internationally recognised diamond grading standard and says it is a historic moment for the global diamond industry.
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Platinum jewellery becoming more attractive as Covid-19 lockdowns ease
Mining News Pro - As manufacturers report greater demand volumes and retailers having confirmed a steady increase in business in April and May, platinum marketing organisation the Platinum Guild International (PGI) reports that the Chinese jewellery industry is in the beginning stages of a V-shaped recovery following disruptions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Origin of British Crown Jewels’ diamond revealed
Mining News Pro - The famous Cullinan diamond, which is now the centrepiece of the British Crown Jewels, likely originated in Earth’s lower mantle, right beneath the rigid and stable continental plates, where the mantle is slowly moving or convecting.
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Hard-hit diamond jewellery sector mulls postpandemic recovery strategies
Mining News Pro - The unforeseen global health crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has had dire economic repercussions, to which South Africa is not immune.
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Top jewellery maker to only use recycled gold, silver
Mining News Pro - Danish jewellery maker Pandora said on Tuesday it would stop using mined gold and silver in its pieces starting in 2025, a sustainability initiative first in an industry that consumes a large portion of the globe’s total precious metals output.
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Virus hits China’s gold jewelry demand as shoppers stay away
Mining News Pro - Sales of gold jewelry in China are set to plummet this year as the economic damage from the deadly coronavirus crisis widens.
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Louis Vuitton is turning the world’s second-biggest diamond into jewellery
Mining News Pro - Luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has unveiled its recently acquired 1,758-carat rough diamond, the second-largest ever discovered, to a select audience in Paris, France, before its turns it into a fine jewellery collection.
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Jewelers are already nostalgic for the end of pink diamonds
Mining News Pro - For 30 years, jeweler John Calleija has been purchasing rare gems from Rio Tinto Group’s Argyle mine in remote Western Australia, home to 90% of the world’s prized pink diamonds.
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Jewellers must say whether diamonds are mined or synthetic
Mining News Pro - The US Federal Trade Commission, which investigates allegations of deceptive advertising, said on Tuesday that it has sent warning letters to eight companies to insist that they distinguish in advertisements between diamonds that come from mines and those made in laboratories.
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Silver use beyond jewellery has bulls betting on shrinking supply
Mining News Pro - Think of it as a potential silver lining for investors. A burgeoning shortage of the precious white metal is promising to boost its price as 2019 rolls out.
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