6 May

Russian diamond producer Alrosa has warned of a change in its production plans for this year as the company prepares to suspend two mining projects from 15 May due to the drop in demand and sales that the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to cause. It plans to halt the Aikhal underground mine and the Zarya open pit mine, which together produced 2.6 million carats of rough diamonds last year. Production at these projects is expected to resume as the market improves.

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Belgium has eased a two-month nationwide coronavirus lockdown, thereby reopening of world’s largest diamond hub, Square Mile in Antwerp. Belgian Diamond Industry Syndicate executive director Melissa Smet said that 90% of the diamond cutting businesses in the diamond district had closed due to emergency restrictions that were imposed on 18 March in the country. Diamond shipments to Antwerp also declined to as little as 26 shipments a day.

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