Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge

Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...

12 october 2026

Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push

De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...

28 september 2026

South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026

South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...

14 september 2026

David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle

In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...

31 august 2026

The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds

The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026

New residents of the Arctic zone in Chukotka to increase the production of precious metals to 400 kg

16 august 2022
The new resident companies of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in Chukotka - Arktikgeoldobycha and GOLDARCTIC - will increase the production of precious metals to 400 kg by 2027, TASS said citing the media communication service of the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic.
To ensure the work, Arktikgeoldobycha acquires and upgrades a warehouse for equipment. GOLDARCTIC also buys machines and equipment necessary for the implementation of the project, and modernizes their storage warehouse.
At the moment, residents of all preferential regimes in Chukotka, under agreements with the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, have invested more than 66 billion rubles in the region's economy, creating about 2 200 jobs. The number of resident entities has reached 86.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished