Analytics
Is copper market on timeout before a new breakthrough?
Copper market is a favorite topic of industry analysts, and the latest example of BHP’s takeover bid for Anglo American shows that copper assets stand out in mining corporations’ portfolios and are the subject of keen interest from competitors. The closure...
22 july 2024
The last turn of Larisa Popugayeva’s ‘pyrope path’
This year, the Russian diamond industry will celebrate a glorious anniversary, 70 years since the discovery of the first kimberlite pipe in the USSR called Zarnitsa (Summer Lightning). The kimberlite pipe was discovered on August 21, 1954 by...
16 july 2024
Expert reports
The Current State of the Diamond Market Is…Not Good
(jckonline.com) - Both the natural and lab-grown diamond sectors are hurting right now, industry members acknowledged at a panel on “The Current State of Diamond Market,”...
Yesterday
Russia overtakes Botswana as a leading diamond producer by volume despite sanctions
The Kimberley Process (KP) recently released its 2023 statistical data for trade and production of rough diamonds, by value and volume. What is of interest from the dataset is that the value of Russia's rough diamond output exceeded Botswana's...
19 july 2024
Diamonds pose a quantum block to India’s research ambition
(thehindu.com) - Customs Department’s decision on who can and cannot import diamonds is taking some of the lustre off...
12 july 2024
News
Rough diamond trading conditions continue to be challenging – De Beers
Yesterday
Diamond miner De Beers says rough diamond trading conditions continued to be challenging in the first half of the year.
CIBJO president addresses UN on sustainability efforts
Yesterday
Gaetano Cavalieri, president of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), spoke at the high-level segment of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) about the jewellery industry’s commitment to support sustainable development goals and implement UN’s Agenda 2030.
Australian gold miner Rox Resources enters the final business plan stage for prospective Youanmi project
Yesterday
The board of directors of Australian gold mining company Rox Resources Limited has approved the progress of the Youanmi project in the western Murchison region to the definitive feasibility study.
Nornickel mulls copper smelter JV with China Copper - sources
Yesterday
Norilsk Nickel is considering a joint venture with China Copper, a subsidiary of a major aluminum producer Chinalco, to build a copper smelter in China, according to sources cited by Reuters.
Six Lulo stones sell for $12.4m at Angola tender – Lucapa
Yesterday
Six diamonds from Lucapa Diamond's 40%-owned Lulo alluvial mine in Angola were sold for $12.4 million at a tender run by Sodiam E.P. in Luanda.
Botswana mulls law for locals to gain 24% stake in mines
25 july 2024
Botswana is considering enacting legislation requiring mining companies to sell a 24% stake in their mines to locals if the government passes the option to acquire the shareholding.
De Beers shows Lupita Nyong’o natural diamonds’ impact on sustainable development in Africa
25 july 2024
Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, who is also a De Beers global ambassador, recently visited South Africa and Namibia to understand the contribution of natural diamonds to sustainable development.
Jubilee Gems and Jewelry Fair to be held in Bangkok on September 9-13
25 july 2024
The 70th jubilee Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair will be held in the capital of Thailand on September 9-13.
Exclusive
De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers
Diamond giant De Beers will this year conduct its bi-annual Shining Light Awards jewellery design competition. De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview they set aside 4.5 carats...
22 july 2024
DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa
DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club (DDC) is set to organise diamond safari tours in southern Africa, home to major diamond-producing countries. DDC founder Agnes Abdulahu told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa that the launch of the first diamond safari...
15 july 2024
Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest
Vladislav Zhdanov is Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). He told Rough&Polished about new researches into the effectiveness of diamond production methods.
02 july 2024
Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer
The African Diamond Manufacturers Association (ADMA) president António Oliveira told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that the lack of a robust infrastructure in Africa fails to accelerate and encourage manufacturing...
24 june 2024
Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers
Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that while an IPO of De Beers is “feasible," he does not think this is a route Anglo American...
17 june 2024
