JNA Awards 2012 Jewellery Industry Best Practices

12 JNA AWARDS 2012 Rio Tinto Diamonds is one of the world’s major producers of rough diamonds and operates a fully integrated diamond exploration, mining and marketing business. The company is an important player in the international diamond market through its 100 percent control of the Argyle mine in Australia, 60 percent ownership of the Diavik mine in Canada, 78 percent interest in the Murowa mine in Zimbabwe, and an advanced diamond project in India. Rio Tinto Diamonds’ production is sorted and prepared for sale at its sales and marketing headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium, supported by a network of representative offices in Hong Kong, Mumbai and New York. It also operates a niche cutting and polishing factory in Perth, Australia for the rare pink diamonds from its Argyle mine. Rio Tinto Diamonds maintains an extensive industry intelligence network and a high level of customer and product support. It also believes in supporting consumer confidence in its diamonds and plays an active role in addressing key industry issues surrounding product integrity and sustainable development. It is a leading supporter of the Kimberley Process, as well as a founding member of the Responsible Jewellery Council, the not-for-profit organisation established to reinforce consumer confidence in the jewellery industry. Aerial view of the Argyle Diamond Mine, located in the east Kimberley region in the remote north of Western Australia. The ‘Australian Colours’ jewellery collection, comprising diamonds typical of the Argyle Diamond mine.