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DeBeers says there will be several signs of closed northern Ontario diamond mines by year’s end

Diamond mining giant DeBeers says by the end of this year there won’t be much left at the Victor mine near Attawapiskat in Ontario’s far north.

The mine closed in 2019 and the company has been busy decommissioning the site where 500 people once lived and worked.

Senior communications officer Terry Kruger says most buildings have been demolished and the open pit filled with 44 million cubic meters of water and turned into a lake.

“We hope that it looks natural,” he said.

“We recognize these are traditional territories and we want to make sure they are returned to as

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Belgian mood turning against Russian diamonds

Nobody in Belgium wants Russian “blood diamonds” any more, but the next round of EU sanctions still won’t ban them.

“Consumers don’t want to buy diamonds with blood on them,” said Vicky Reynaert, a Belgian left-wing MP.

“Everybody knows what’s being done with the money by Alrosa [Russia’s biggest diamond firm] — it’s going directly to finance the war against Ukraine”, she said.

Reynaert spoke to EU observer after a Belgian parliament committee, on Tuesday (25 April), backed her resolution calling for the Belgian government to support an EU-wide embargo on Russian stones.

The consumers in Reynaert’s focus groups aside,

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‘Diamond Dave’ strikes a chord with mines, exploration companies

Northern dp Diamond Blades on the leading edge of core cutting and exploration services

A mystique has grown around the name “Diamond Dave” over the last 16 months or so.

The man, Dave Pykari of dp Diamond Blades, said that he ran into many people at the recent PDAC mining conference in Toronto who were glad to put a face to the catchy name.

“When I introduced myself as Dave, they’d say, ‘Hey, nice to meet you.’ But when I introduced myself as Diamond Dave, they’d say, “Wow! Diamond Dave – I wanted to meet you!’ So this PDAC more

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Lab-Grown Diamond Rings Are the Real Deal

For Warch, buying a diamond that’s better for the planet and won’t weigh on your conscience is a no-brainer. ”Why leave massive holes in the earth and corrupt fuel supply chains,” she says, “when we can invest in solar energy-grown lab diamonds and offer 100% transparency at a more democratic, accessible price?”

How Does *Checks Notes* Cubic Zirconia Factor Into All of This?

Much like the twins in The Parent Trap, natural and lab-grown diamonds grew up in separate environments, but they still share the same DNA. Cubic zirconia, though, is what experts call a “diamond simulant”,

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From A Diamond Sorting Teenager To World’s Second Richest To Fraud Allegations

The tale of Adani’s scandal-plagued, wheeling-and-dealing ascent is also the story of India’s post-Cold War economic boom and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise to power.

By Giacomo Tognini and John Hyatt


GAutam Adani was not marked for success. One of eight siblings, he was the fourth of five sons. His dad owned a small textile shop. He dropped out of high school at 16.

Today, Adani, 60, is the 24th wealthiest person in the world with a $47.3 billion fortune. He is the face of India’s Adani Group, the $38 billion (2022 sales) energy and infrastructure conglomerate.

How did

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The Neil Diamond Musical” Cast Presents Parkinson’s Foundation with a $500,000 Donation

Published: Apr. 12, 2023 at 11:20 AM EDT|Updated: 3 hours ago

NEW YORK and MIAMI, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The producing team behind the Broadway hit, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musicalhas raised $500,000 in honor of legendary singer, songwriter and performer Neil Diamond and the one million people in the US living with Parkinson’s disease (PD).

"A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical" co-producers Jonathan Corr and Sandi Moran, cast...
“A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” co-producers Jonathan Corr and Sandi Moran, cast members, and Parkinson’s Foundation President and CEO John L. Lehr (Photo Credit: Tricia Baron)(PRNewswire)

On Tuesday, April 11, following

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The 9 Best Places to Buy a Lab-Grown Diamond Online

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If you’re searching for an ethically-made, eco-friendly engagement ring, consider lab-grown diamonds, which are chemically, physically, and visually identical to natural ones—but retail for a fraction of the price.

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Courtesy of Brilliant Earth, Kay, Clean Origin

While the element of surprise is an essential part of an engagement, modern couples choose to have ring conversations before any purchase is made. And today, brides- and grooms-to-be are carefully considering the type of jewelry they invest in and wear for most of their lives. With

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Jeremy Diamond fined $100,000, can’t practice for three months

Toronto personal injury lawyer Jeremy Diamond must not practice law for three months and has been fined $100,000 after being found guilty of professional misconduct for misleading advertising, according to an order made by a Law Society disciplinary panel.

Diamond is the face of the firm Diamond & Diamond, known across the country for billboards, TV and radio spots boasting “nothing is tougher than a diamond.”

In a March 29 decision, the panel ordered Diamond not to practice law or provide legal services for three months starting April 28, 2023. The Law Society Tribunal is an independent adjudicative body that