Country overtook Botswana in 2023.
Three graphs that sum up a challenging year for diamonds.
From synthetics submitted to labs as natural, to stolen diamonds, security breaches and stone swapping, there was a lot to watch out for this year.
You guessed it: Readers like bad news.
Lots that didn’t find buyers included a blue-diamond ring estimated at up to $10 million and the Allnatt brooch, valued at up to $7.2 million.
Tobias Kormind explains how 77 Diamonds combines online and physical retail.
Ranging from 203 carats to a massive 2,488 carats, Lucara, Gem Diamonds and Alrosa stones all reached the top 10.
Clothing and accessories category, which includes jewelry, sees similar rise.
Miner may have to close Mozambican site temporarily after nearby areas come under attack.
Company nabs all but one of top 10 spots this year.
Miner now owes jeweler $2.4 million instead of $4.7 million.