De Beers Group rough diamond sales declines

De Beers Group, the world’s largest diamond producer, announced that the value of its rough diamond sales for its 2021 ninth sales cycle was $US430 million ($AU597 million), a slight decrease from the previous period.
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Discovery of ancient jewellery traces history of human social traits

What archeologists believed to be the oldest jewellery discovered in southwest Morocco between 2014 and 2018 could be evidence that social profiling was practised during ancient times.
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ABC Refinery receives international silver accreditation

ABC Refinery Australia has received CME Group Accreditation for its silver bars. The CME Group is a US-based company that provides international electronic trading, and from 10 November the bars were accepted for settlement of COMEX ‘SI’ silver futures contract.
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Coloured jewellery bead discovered; 23,000 years old

An artificially coloured bead believed to be 23,000 years old has been unearthed in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture, and it has been confirmed as Japan’s oldest known colour accessory.
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Zimbabwe to chair the Kimberley Process in 2023

Representatives from Zimbabwe will chair the Kimberley Process in 2023, after being elected at its annual plenary meeting in November.
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Tiffany’s 180-carat diamond a tribute to company’s history

Luxury jewellery company Tiffany & Co. showcased its newly made 180-carat diamond piece, which it has named The World’s Fair Necklace, on Sunday, and it is one of the most expensive pieces produced by the company.
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Marie Antoinette’s diamond bracelets sold in Geneva auction

A pair of diamond bracelets that once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the condemned 18th century queen of France, have been purchased at a Christie’s auction for 7.6 million Swiss francs ($AU11.1 million).
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