Johannesburg, South Africa—De Beers has resumed production at two of its six mines shut down by a power shortage in South Africa last week.

New York—The next Rapaport Certified Diamond Auction, the latest in a series launched by Rapaport Chairman Martin Rapaport, will take place on Thursday.

Antwerp, Belgium—All 16 lots sold during the diamond industry's first online auction of rough, held yesterday.

Johannesburg, South Africa—De Beers has suspended all major mining operations in South Africa due to a major national power shortage, De Beers announced on Friday.

Antwerp, Belgium—HRD Antwerp NV has named Emile Schoeters as the new senior manager of the HRD Diamond Lab, the organization announced on Tuesday.

New York—Sundance Diamonds is now offering a free diamond-testing service that will indicate if high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) processing can increase the value of a diamond to a colorless, near colorless or fancy yellow, orange or pink color.

New York—Madison Avenue is fast becoming a jewelry retail destination, but the atmosphere inside two of the newest jewelry stores to join the tony Manhattan shopping zip code are worlds apart.

London—The Diamond Trading Co. (DTC) says the recent sightholder reshuffling, which slashed the number of companies receiving its loose diamonds by 15 percent, will not impact U.S. retailers.

New York—The Rapaport Group announced on Thursday that it will now publish a weekly price list that sums up the best and average asking prices for select categories of diamonds.

London—The newly revised sightholder list and the growing importance of India and China were two of the topics addressed during the Diamond Trading Co. (DTC) sightholder cocktail party.