Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Gold, silver keep hitting
records.

Diamond prices rising too.

– Idex: Ceiling “not reached
yet.”

– “Where are we headed?”

Costco sells $1
million diamond ring.

In Memoriam:

– London bourse president Freddy
Hager. (My thoughts.)

– Pearl industry Salvador
Assael.

– Former JA show director Mort
Abelson.

Interview with new leadership at
Stuller.

Breaking … BHP gets tough on
HPHT disclosure.

HSBC investigators look at Antwerp,
Israeli diamond dealers.

– Belgian press: How dirty is the
Antwerp diamond? (Flemish)

Stephen Lussier interviewed
about Forevermark. Interesting he says the U.S. is recovering “faster than
expected.” Because from here the recovery still seems pretty slow.

Report from Bostwana beneficiation
pitso.

– Is De Beers standing in Botswana’s
way?

– Pluczenik expands Botswana
factory.

South African strike disrupting
diamond exports.

African Diamond Producers Association visits Zimbabwe.

– Chinese company produces one million carats in
Marange.

There is actually a little bit happening with the Kimberley
Process, but it’s mostly wrangling over procedural stuff, and, as important as
Kimberley and the related issues are, it’s hard to care anymore. But if you are
interested, check out this well-worth reading, long,
passionate take from Chaim Even-Zohar (which, sorry, you must pay for.)

IDMA joins RJC.

1099 repealed; JA applauds.

Arkansas signs Internet
sales tax law.

Tiffany sues more
online copycats.

DTC changes
sightholder criteria.

De Beers mine sale stirs
fears.

Turkey diamond bourse opens.

Duvall O’Steen now working at
Yvel. Congrats to her.

ShopNBC appoints new
head of jewelry merchandising.

Lazare Kaplan launches
Four C’s app. It really is a nice piece of work.

Fuqi International, delisted by NASDAQ last week, called
“backdoor investment.”

Kimora Simmons dreams of Elizabeth
Taylor’s jewelry.