Argyle Pink Diamonds News

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Argyle Pink Diamonds Beyond Rare campaign

Media releases

Rio Tinto announces winning bids for the world’s most precious diamonds
Perth, October 22 - Rio Tinto has celebrated the 25th anniversary of its iconic Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender with an exceptional result that belies the global financial crisis ... Read more >

Iconic Argyle Pink Diamond Tender is showcased for the first time in India
Mumbai, August 9 - Rio Tinto’s 2009 Argyle Pink Diamond Tender is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its iconic offering of rare pink diamonds with its first ever viewing in India ... Read more >

Rio Tinto’s pink diamonds play tribute to grand passions and great loves
Perth, June 3 - Rio Tinto’s 2009 Argyle Pink Diamond Tender is set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its iconic offering of pink diamonds with an exceptional collection ... Read more >

Rio Tinto’s Blue Diamond Tender Exceeds Expectations
PERTH, April 29, 2009 –Rio Tinto’s recent tender of rare blue diamonds from the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia has set record prices and in doing so ... Read more >

Carats Direct Unveils Pink Diamond Jewelry Collection to Promote a Future Without Breast Cancer
VANCOUVER, 12th March, 2009 – Carats Direct has entered into a unique partnership with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF). Carats Direct will donate ... Read more >

Rio Tinto Tenders a Rare Offering Of Blue Diamonds
PERTH, 3rd March, 2009 – Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine is set to showcase its rare blue diamonds to the world in a unique sale known as the ‘Once in a Blue Moon “ ... Read more >

Red Carpet Provides Unique Opportunity to Showcase Rare Argyle Pink Diamonds
NEW YORK, 26th January, 2009 – Rio Tinto’s iconic Argyle pink diamonds were the focus of much red carpet activity at the finale of the 2009 G’Day USA Australia ... Read more >

Rare Argyle Pink Diamond Sells For Record Price
PERTH, 22nd December, 2008 – Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink Diamond business today revealed that it had received the highest price ever for a pink diamond ... Read more >

Argyle Pink Diamonds Set To Sparkle On The Red Carpet
ANTWERP, 22nd December, 2008 – Rio Tinto’s iconic Australian diamonds are set to grace the red carpet at the G’Day USA Australia Week events in New York in January 2009... Read more >

World’s Most Precious Pink Diamonds Deliver Strong Result
PERTH, 27th October, 2008 – Results from Rio Tinto’s 24th annual Argyle Pink Diamond Tender have demonstrated a strong market for this truly rare product... Read more >

World’s most precious pink diamonds go on sale
ANTWERP, 21st August, 2008 – Diamond experts and high society figures around the globe are preparing for the 24th annual Rio Tinto Argyle Pink Diamond Tender... Read more >

Reports and Publications

Rio drives indigenous workforce boom
Apprentice mechanic Jono Adrian reckons anybody who really wants a job in the Kimberley can get one. The 22-year-old, who works at Rio Tinto's Argyle diamond mine, is just one of the many young indigenous people employed on the site... Read more >

Luxury Guide - Pretty in Pink
The east Kimberley is a culturally rich part of Australia that captivates the visitor in deep and mysterious ways. If it is not the Indigenous heritage or the supernatural out back landscapes, it’s the pink diamonds that the land creates... Read more >

Luxury Guide - Needful Thing
Argyle pink diamonds make up less than one tenth of one per cent of the total diamonds mined at the Argyle Diamond Mine – they are beyond rare... Read more >

Sitting Pretty in Pink - Crystal Magazine feature
How do you find a diamond in the rough? You need a helicopter and "the best team" according to Warren Atkinson, one of the geologists who originally discovered the Argyle mine in 1979... Read more >