19/08/2015
If you thought a pink diamond was a pink diamond, think again! Sure, there’s a world of difference between a natural and synthetic stone, but did you realise there’s also a world of difference between an Australian pink diamond and all others?
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05/06/2014
• India Nicholson• Staff Journalist
While auction records are frequently broken by some of the world’s most rare and beautiful gemstones, recent sales imply that global demand for diamonds reign supreme.
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19/11/2013
• Emily Mobbs • Former Editor
The “Pink Star” – believed to be the largest known fancy pink diamond – has secured its place in the world auction record books for the highest price paid for a diamond or jewellery item.
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09/09/2013
• Emily Mobbs • Former Editor
Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in Western Australia will reportedly play an important role in the growing Chinese diamond jewellery market over the next decade.
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23/07/2013
• Emily Mobbs • Former Editor
Rio Tinto has reported a 47 per cent increase in diamond production for the second quarter of 2013, largely due to the rise in the number and grade of diamonds processed at its Australian mine.
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21/05/2013
• Emily Mobbs • Former Editor
For the first time ever, investors and fine jewellers will have the opportunity to purchase three exceptionally rare red diamonds at this year’s Rio Tinto Argyle Pink Diamond Tender.
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07/05/2013
• Jeff Salton • Assistant Editor
Rio Tinto has breathed new life into its Argyle mine production – famous for its fancy pink diamonds – by opening a new underground diamond mine in the east Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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23/04/2013
• Emily Mobbs • Former Editor
The largest fancy pink Golconda diamond ever to be offered at auction has sold for almost US$40 million – $10 million more than its estimated price, setting a new record in the process.
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09/04/2013
• Emily Mobbs • Former Editor
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30/10/2012
• Dean Millard • Staff Journalist
The strong prices generated by the recent Rio Tinto 2012 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender provided further evidence of the increasing value of the rare gemstones.
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03/09/2012
The largest pink diamond ever uncovered in Australia has found a permanent home, after Rio Tinto donated the stone to the Melbourne Museum.
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13/09/2011
• Aaron Weinman
Jewellers met in Sydney recently for a preview of the Argyle pink diamond tender that will offer 55 rare pink stones to private bidders.
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07/12/2010
• Sonia Nair
A rare 14.23-carat fancy intense pink diamond sold for $US23.2 million ($23.9 million) at a Christie’s auction, making it the most expensive gem sold in Asia.
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13/09/2009
• Garry Holloway
Over recent years coloured diamonds have become increasingly popular. They are not new with some of the most famous diamonds being colored – The Tiffany (yellow) and The Hope (blue) to name just two. Garry Holloway provides an insight into coloured diamonds.
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