Oraco Resources, Inc. (“Oraco”) announced today that it has acquired the contractual rights for the disposition of diamonds, gold, and any other minerals recovered in both the Zimmi Town, Pujehun District and the Gbense Tailings No. 5 reserve in the Koidu Town, Kono District of Sierra Leone through the acquisition of 100% of the ownership [...]
Koop Diamond Cutters, Inc., Cincinnati, OH began its business venture in 1966, founded by Clarence “Whitey” Koop. Whitey started the business solely cutting diamonds until his son Butch began adding his artistic flair creating Koop Custom jewelry pieces on an individual basis. Expanding their venture, Butch started Cincinnati Casting, Inc. in 1974. This was a [...]
Swarovski add glamour to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production, The Wizard of Oz, which opened on the London Palladium stage on the 11th March 2011. It stars Michael Crawford as The Wizard and Danielle Hope (winner of the BBC’s smash hit Over the Rainbow) as Dorothy. The production contains all of the much loved songs [...]
BRC DiamondCore Ltd has closed a non-brokered private placement of 7,500,000 units of the Company at a price of Cdn$0.08 per unit for proceeds to the Company of Cdn$600,000. Each such unit is comprised of one common share of the Company and one warrant of the Company, with each such warrant entitling the holder to [...]
BHP Billiton today announced the approval of the Misery open pit project at its EKATI Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada. This project consists of a pushback of the existing Misery open pit which was mined from 2001 to 2005. Stripping operations are expected to begin in October 2011, with ore production beginning late [...]
Petra Diamonds announces the following update with regards to the acquisition of the Finsch diamond mine in South Africa (“Finsch”) from De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited. As announced on 21 January 2011, completion of the acquisition was subject to a number of conditions precedent, the majority of which have now been satisfied. The only remaining [...]
Kristine Lewis, the designer behind Crazyartgrrl Jewelry, has launched a new website to showcase her most popular product, the innovative Embraceling for women. The bracelet, which will be the feature on www.Embraceling.com, is a signature piece with memory coil that wraps around the wrist without the need for a traditional clasp. It is one of [...]
Zale Corporation (NYSE: ZLC) announced the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Matt Appel, has been appointed as Chief Administrative Officer. In this role, Mr. Appel will be responsible for real estate, supply chain and logistics, merchandise planning and allocation, information technology, warranty, repair and credit products, as well as the ongoing management of the Company’s finance [...]
Tiffany & Co. today announced that three-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova will wear Tiffany diamond earrings at the 2011 French Open, May 17 through June 5, at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The drop earrings that Ms. Sharapova has selected feature rose-cut diamonds, an early faceting style that resembles the petals of a rose. [...]
Swarovski presents its latest Pirates of the Caribbean collection based on Walt Disney Pictures’ and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ next swashbuckling adventure in the popular film series, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” directed by Rob Marshall, and opening in theaters on May 20, 2011, in Disney Digital 3D. The “Pirates of the Caribbean: On [...]