The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued new terminology guidelines for lab-grown diamonds, in response to an initiative from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently studied how a natural diamond underwent multiple treatments to achieve its pink color. The GIA received a round, 1.10-carat, ...

What was the most popular content on Rapaport’s social media platforms — Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram? Auctions, engagement rings and scams were among the most-viewed posts, with tariffs also ...

Alrosa has recovered two rough diamonds from its Severalmaz mine in Russia, which it says are shaped in the holiday spirit. The company discovered both just before the holidays at the processing plant ...

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

The diamond industry is undergoing a significant and transformative shake-up. With a major dip in natural-diamond prices, many companies have either diversified their operations to include both ...

The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has suspended its membership in the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), citing the global trade group’s “recent actions,” including its response to the US ...

There’s anticipation in the air as two young miners follow their sorting supervisor into a tin-roofed structure atop a mound at the Baken mine. A sign at the entrance announces the space as the ...

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi paused for a moment after stepping up to the podium to address the annual Natural Diamond Summit in Gaborone. As he looked through the marquee venue, aptly known ...

Last year, British jeweler Boodles inked a deal with Rio Tinto to gain direct access to diamonds from the latter’s Diavik mine in Canada, as well as to the remaining pink diamonds from the miner’s now ...

While the hands-on approach is still crucial, artificial intelligence is already a boon to mapping and polishing stones – and there’s more on the horizon. The diamond-manufacturing industry has made ...