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Are you still trying to find the perfect accessory ? The answer may be as simple as adding the color of one gemstone: champagne diamonds from Rio Tinto's Argyle Mine in Australia. 

In many countries deep sea mining has been perceived as a major commercial opportunity. In the UK, David Cameron, Prime Minister, recently noted that it could be worth £40bn to the UK over a 30-year period.

[Kitco, US] Based on an analysis of the world's 54 largest diamond mines, global diamond production will reach an estimated 135.5M (million) carats in 2015, which compares with an estimated 131.1M carats produced in 2014.

[The Irish Times] The financier Dermot Desmond has indicated he will back a $20 million Canadian dollars (€14m) fundraising by Kennady Diamonds, which is searching for the gemstones in the Arctic.

PRESS RELEASE ANTWERP, 11 February - The world's biggest color diamond merchant is celebrating its 50th Valentine's Day by increasing the price of the "Pink Valentine" diamond whenever a post is shared on Facebook.

[Forbes, US] The popularity and price of fancy colored diamonds have been on the rise globally, driven by Asian investors. From 2006 to 2014, fancy colored diamonds (pink, yellow, and blue diamonds) experienced an average total appreciation of 154.7%, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation

Intensely coloured — or “fancy” — diamonds have long fetched high prices at auction, but in recent years those prices have soared. 

A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ANTWERP, 2 FEBRUARY 2015 - To celebrate Langerman Diamonds' 50th Valentine's Day as the world's foremost merchants of color diamonds, we invite you to capture your Valentine's heart with a little help from Facebook.