Operations
Sorting & Selling
After the Company sorts and values its rough diamonds at its own facilities, it sells them directly to manufacturers for cutting and polishing through its sales offices in the world’s major diamond centres, in Antwerp, Belgium, and Mumbai, India.
The Company maximizes the value of the run-of-mine rough diamonds it receives from the Diavik and Ekati Mines through sorting techniques that accurately assess each stone’s quality – and therefore its value – among thousands of seemingly near-identical stones. Accurate assessment of a stone’s characteristics is the first step in maximizing its value.
Each diamond is unique, an individual mineral specimen. Once cleaned and sorted by carat weight, each stone is individually inspected and assessed by the Company’s diamond sorting staff using traditional hand-held and head-mounted loupes together with modern technology where appropriate. Individual stones are assessed on the basis of shape, clarity and color using standardized methodologies and reference to benchmark samples for consistency over time.
Dominion Diamond Mine’s diamond market experts sell rough diamonds directly to manufacturers (who cut and polish diamonds), tailoring parcels to the customer’s needs. This minimizes the variation of stones in each parcel and generates a premium for the Company over prices charged by suppliers offering more variable parcels.
The Company currently sorts rough diamonds into approximately 10,000 different categories or price points. At this stage, the diamonds are combined into custom parcels based on each customer’s needs.
Corona Jewellery Company Ltd.
Finestar Jewellery & Diamonds Pvt. Ltd.
Kapu Gems
Mahendra Brothers Exports Pvt. Ltd.
Shree Ram Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd.
Simoni Gems BVBA
Singh Diamonds
Soradiam NV
Star Rays
Venus Jewel
Asian Star Company Ltd.
Diajewel NV
Hari Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd.
Kiran Exports BVBA
Komal Gems BVBA
Laurelton Diamonds Belgium BVBA
Narola Gems
Pratham International DMCC
Ratnakala Exports Pvt. Ltd.
Red Exim
Rosy Blue NV
S.V. Gems NV
Sunnex BVBA
Vishindas Holaram
Lists updated as of February 2020.
Dominion Diamond Mines does not sell rough or polished stones on the internet or through any social media channels. For any questions regarding the purchase of rough or polished stones, please contact us using the Purchase Inquiry Form.
This web page contains forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of providing information about management’s expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from those set forth herein and are referred to our Terms and Conditions for more information.