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Gemcorp and ENDIAMA enter joint-venture partnership to develop Diamond Project in Lunda Norte, Angola Gemcorp, an emerging markets trade and investment group, and ENDIAMA Mining, LDA, a subsidiary of ENDIAMA EP, Angola’s state-owned diamond company, have entered into a joint venture agreement to develop the Mulepe diamond deposit in Lunda Norte, Angola.The Mulepe site, which contains significant kimberlite and alluvial deposits, represents a key strategic project that aims to provide important employment opportunities and unlock value in a remote region of the country.Gemcorp signed the joint venture agreement in December 2020 with ENDIAMA. To ensure rapid development of the project, a pilot mining programme will be set up during 2021 to enable initial operations and diamond exports. The pilot operations will enable the joint venture partners to improve their understanding of the mining operations, the type and quality of diamonds present within the concession, the capabilities of local third-party service providers and value generation...

Boaz Moldawsky Elected President of the Israel Diamond Exchange After a tense election campaign, which included a second round of voting, Boaz Moldawsky was declared recently the new President of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE). Boaz Moldawsky, a second-generation diamantaire, whose family was among the founders of the Israeli diamond...

GEMBRIDGE ANNOUNCES GLOBAL INDUSTRY AMBASSADOR NETWORK TO EXPAND BUSINESS Digital coloured gemstone trading platform Gembridge is pleased to announce that it has established a global ambassador network of distinguished industry figures to expand the business. The network, which includes many of the world’s most respected gemstone dealers, will aim to establish Gembridge...

ARSINI Diamonds from Armenia plans factory in Angola The President of ARSINI, Edgar Hovhannisyan, met today (26) with the PCA of ENDIAMA EP, José Manuel Ganga Júnior, in order to present the project for the construction of a diamond polishing factory in Angola. The delegation of that institution, coming from Armenia, will visit the cutting units already installed in...

Opsydia unveils customisable Nano ID and Loupe ID features for laboratory-grown and natural diamond trades Leading diamond security specialist, Opsydia, has unveiled new classifications for its sub-surface identifiers, allowing diamond manufacturers, brands and grading houses to choose from a range of visibilities to suit their specific requirements. Utilising the laser technology within the Opsydia System...

The Israel Diamond Exchange and Bahrain Bourse Sign MOU Bahrain’s Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism visits the IDE with senior delegation The Bahraini Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, the CEO of the Bahrain Bourse Sheikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa and other high level government officials visited the Israel Diamond Exchange today to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE)...