Owner
Post by Franko10 ™ on Dec 14, 2004 21:01:10 GMT -5
Firm to Market “Nonconflict” Diamonds
By Peter C. Mastrosimone Posted: 12/9/2002 5:04 PM
(Rapaport…December 9, 2002) Casavant Mining Kimberlite International, a Canadian diamond exploration company, is opening an office in Antwerp to market the stones it expects to find in Canada as conflict-free. Until its own claims pan out, Casavant will buy diamonds it can independently certify as conflict-free and sell them to retailers, according to company spokesman John Dolkart.
Dolkart said the Casavant brand should start appearing in unique jewelry designs in the first quarter of 2003. The firm plans to follow a vertical integration model by mining, buying from other miners, selling loose stones and selling branded jewelry all at once. Casavant is in discussions with mining companies and jewelry designers but is not ready to announce any alliances, Dolkart said.
The firm holds exploration claims in Canada’s Saskatchewan Province and Brazil. It will focus its marketing efforts on Canadian stones. “It makes sense that you can promote them as not only being Canadian diamonds — with all the attributes of Canadian diamonds — but also conflict-free,” Dolkart said. “As a consumer, I don’t see anybody ensuring diamonds are conflict-free. We’ll consider providing an insurance policy that says they’re conflict-free.”<br>
Asked how Casavant products will stand out once the Kimberley Process of diamond certification is implemented, Dolkart said the company will emphasize the unique design of its jewelry.
www.diamonds.net/news/newsitem.asp?num=7372&thread=7373
By Peter C. Mastrosimone Posted: 12/9/2002 5:04 PM
(Rapaport…December 9, 2002) Casavant Mining Kimberlite International, a Canadian diamond exploration company, is opening an office in Antwerp to market the stones it expects to find in Canada as conflict-free. Until its own claims pan out, Casavant will buy diamonds it can independently certify as conflict-free and sell them to retailers, according to company spokesman John Dolkart.
Dolkart said the Casavant brand should start appearing in unique jewelry designs in the first quarter of 2003. The firm plans to follow a vertical integration model by mining, buying from other miners, selling loose stones and selling branded jewelry all at once. Casavant is in discussions with mining companies and jewelry designers but is not ready to announce any alliances, Dolkart said.
The firm holds exploration claims in Canada’s Saskatchewan Province and Brazil. It will focus its marketing efforts on Canadian stones. “It makes sense that you can promote them as not only being Canadian diamonds — with all the attributes of Canadian diamonds — but also conflict-free,” Dolkart said. “As a consumer, I don’t see anybody ensuring diamonds are conflict-free. We’ll consider providing an insurance policy that says they’re conflict-free.”<br>
Asked how Casavant products will stand out once the Kimberley Process of diamond certification is implemented, Dolkart said the company will emphasize the unique design of its jewelry.
www.diamonds.net/news/newsitem.asp?num=7372&thread=7373
