Singapore headquartered Soo Kee Group Ltd. announced yesterday that it will be entering the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) booming bridal market, which is currently estimated to be worth several billion dollars, and is only growing.

CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, in partnership with the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) will jointly host a seminar at the forthcoming VicenzaOro September show to discuss the impact of new EU conflict minerals legislation on the jewellery trade.

Consumers in small towns across India such as Kanchipuram, Dhanbad, 24 Paraganas, Burdawan, Godavari and Thiruvallur are the main purchasers of digital gold, an investment product that can be bought online through Paytm, India’s payment bank cum digital wallet company, according to media reports.

ALROSA has recovered two large rough diamonds from mines in Yakutia. On July 16, 2017 a 75-carat stone was recovered at the Processing Plant No. 14 of Aikhal Mining and Processing Division; two days later on July 18, a very big stone – weighing almost 110 carats -- was recovered at the Processing Plant No. 3 of ALROSA’s Mirny Mining and Processing Division.

After the General Body of Pallinghurst gave a mandate in favour of restructuring of the Company and the acquisition of Gemfields plc, the Company says that “Pallinghurst’s life is now extended by 50 years” and it is set “to become an operating mining company (subject to the applicable regulatory provisions)”.