Attend WorldSkills Kazan 2019

WorldSkills Kazan 2019 invites skills supporters to attend the opening and closing ceremonies at Kazan. Tickets for ceremonies to be held at the Kazan Arena Stadium are available for purchase here. The programme of ceremonies is kept secret. It is known that Igor Krutoy's team headed by Alexey Sechenov, Production Director, and three-time Television Broadcasting (TEFI) prize winner.

Performances will be dealt with the future issues and responsibility of young people for the future. The newest scenic technologies and effects will be used in the programme. Distinctive stage scenery will contribute to a successful scenario implementation.

Uncirculated Gold Coin of US Mint on sale

The United States Mint (Mint) opens sales for the 2019 American Eagle One Ounce Gold Uncirculated Coin product code 19EH. This coin is a collector version of the Mint’s American Eagle Gold Bullion Coin, struck at the United States Mint at West Point, the obverse (heads) features a version of Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ full-length figure of Liberty with flowing hair, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The reverse (tails) features a male eagle carrying an olive branch flying above a nest containing a female eagle and eaglets.

KP Chair India ready to host Intersessional Meeting 2019

The Intersessional meeting of Kimberley Process (KP) is being hosted by India from 17th to 21st June, 2019 in Mumbai. Besides meetings of different Working Groups and Committees of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), two special forums regarding Diamond Terminology and Artisanal Mining – Small Steps to Larger Outcomes, will be held during the Intersessional. Around 300 delegates from the Government of India and other participating countries, industry and civil society will be attending the five-day Meeting.

India and the KPCS:

India is one of the founder members of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and is the Chair of Kimberley Process for the year 2019 with Russian Federation as Vice Chair. India had earlier chaired KPCS in the year 2008. Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi, Director General, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, has been designated as KP Chair 2019 and Rupa Dutta, Economic Adviser, Department of Commerce, is India’s KP Focal Point.

Synthetic, Laboratory-Grown Diamond Truths: Eco/Environmental Claims!

Recently the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) launched an expanded offering of educational assets; Asset mix includes videos, photos, infographics and in-store signage, at JCK Las Vegas, adding to the already robust set of materials available on the DPA trade portal.

The new asset package includes a free social media asset library that will be expanded regularly to help retailers feed their digital channels with fresh, insightful and compelling content for consumers. The social media asset mix includes both static images as well as video assets which drive to the recently released Total Clarity platform.

Cabinet approves the SEZ (Amendment) Bill 2019

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved to introduce a Bill, namely, the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that is the Bill to replace the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (12 of 2019).  The Bill will be introduced in ensuing session of the Parliament.

After the amendment of sub-section (v) of section 2 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, a trust or any entity notified by the Central Government will be eligible to be considered for grant of permission to set up a unit in Special Economic Zones.

Sierra Leone Survey moving to end

The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources and the National Minerals Agency (NMA) informs that Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics (XAG), the company contracted to undertake the countrywide airborne geophysical survey, has successfully surveyed and collected data of over 75% of the country. The Company has flown a total of 411,548.5-line km, with an outstanding 135,994.5-line km.

We further wish to inform the Public that due to the advent of the rains, which distort radiometric survey readings and affects pilot and aircraft safety, the airborne survey, has been suspended and will recommence in October 2019 for completion of the remaining 25% of the survey.

Alrosa sales polished in Israel for over$2 mn

Alrosa, a global leader in diamond mining, held a tender for polished diamonds of own manufacture in Israel. The company’s cutting division, Diamonds Alrosa organized the tender.

The company sold 14 polished diamonds with total weight of 108 carats, and 48 fancy colored polished diamonds weighing 131.6 carats in total. The overall revenue amounted to $2.2 million. Firms from Israel, the US, Belgium, India, Hong Kong and Russia participated in the tender.

HJF 2019 opens the door

Hyderabad Jewellery, Pearl and Gem Fair (HJF 2018), India’s premium B2B jewellery trade show, commenced its 12th edition today at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Novotel, Hyderabad. Chief Guest Shri. T. Padma Rao Goud, Deputy Speaker, Telangana; Mr. Mahendra Tayal, President, Hitech City Jewellers Manufacturers Association; Mr. Mukesh Agarwal, Convener, Hitech City Jewellers Manufacturers Association;   Mr.Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India and Mr. Abhijit Mukherjee, Group Director, UBM India inaugurated the fair in the presence of other dignitaries from the jewellery trade.

Organised by UBM India, over the years the Hyderabad Jewellery, Pearl and Gem Fair has been a great platform for the Indian jewellery market, giving an excellent opportunity for the industry players to offer their designer jewellery and for the buyers an one-stop shop solution to witness, experience and place orders for their choice from an exclusive artisans collection.

GSI IDENTIFIES UNDISCLOSED SYNTHETIC WHITE SAPPHIRE MELEE IN JEWELRY

NEW YORK – May 27, 2019 – Gemological Science International (GSI), one of the largest gemological organizations in the world and a leader in diamond identification and screening, recently identified synthetic white sapphire melee in jewelry. The synthetic sapphires were detected during a routine jewelry screening.

GSI’s New York Screening and Testing Department received diamond pendants for screening and found the “diamonds” to be near-colorless synthetic white sapphires. These stones ranged from .01 -.10 points and were set next to natural diamonds.

GEMOLOGICAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES TRAINING COURSE FOR FRED MEYER JEWELERS

NEW YORK – May 24, 2019 – Gemological Science International (GSI), one of the largest gemological organizations in the world, conducted the Diamond Essentials Course for retailer Fred Meyer Jewelers, a division of Kroger Co. (KR: NYSE). The two-day Diamond Essentials Course was held at the GSI training facilities in New York City, and offered Fred Meyer Jewelers executives and associates valuable insight on new developments in diamond treatments, lab-grown diamonds, and simulants. The training program included a refresher course on the basics of diamonds, such as grading and identification. The Fred Meyer Jewelers’ executives and associates had an opportunity to examine color and clarity treated stones, HTHP and CVD lab grown diamonds, simulants, and more. Two sections of the Diamond Essentials Course were devoted to lab-grown diamonds, where the Fred Meyer Jewelers team learned about disclosed and certified lab-grown as well as the detection of undisclosed lab-grown diamonds in jewelry.