Interesting: UK strikes deal for Zim's Marange diamonds to return to the EU markets
http://www.bulawayo24.co...national-byo-26407.html As the Old Order (DeBeers, Anglo, Russia, Canada, Botswana e.t.c) face viabilty concerns due to aging mines, and on the otherhand the Surat, India diamond dealers taking up the challenge to come out tops (as a Hub), the dealers at Antwerp, Belgium need to adopt new thinking & that's where Zim comes in as the most cost effective (shallow/alluvial) diamonds source with est. capacity of 25% global output

Btw, China's emerging as the largest consumer of precious stones ;-)