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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.
Lab-grown...
10 august 2026
Corporate project on the professional succession of generations at Norilsk Nickel
20 june 2023
Its purpose is to maintain and strengthen relations between representatives of different generations in the family and society, public recognition of the merits of families whose activities have influenced the development of the company, strengthening the prestige of working professions and professional continuity of generations.
Norilsk Nickel is implementing a program aimed at increasing cargo volumes to be transported along the Northern Sea Route
19 june 2023
Norilsk Nickel is implementing a program aimed at increasing cargo volumes to be transported along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), although with a slight delay, Andrey Grachyov, Vice President for Federal and Regional Programs of MMC Norilsk Nickel, said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
South African mining veteran to reopen Canada fluorspar mine
16 june 2023
The insolvent St Lawrence fluorspar mine, in Newfoundland, has a new owner and could reopen before the end of the year.
Champion resumes railway services after Quebec fires
15 june 2023
ASX- and TSX-listed Champion Iron has resumed railway services from its Bloom Lake mine, in Quebec, to the port of Sept-Îles.
A new scientific supership for polar research to be built in Russia
14 june 2023
A new unique scientific expedition vessel to be built in Russia to conduct research in the Arctic region. Participants of dozens of scientific projects exploring the ocean floor, the atmosphere or even space will be able to work on board at the same time, goarctic.ru reports.
Torngat Metals engages Metso for pilot scale processing in Canada
13 june 2023
Torngat Metals Ltd. and Metso have signed a contract for large-volume pilot scale processing of ore.
Norway considers opening Germany-sized area to deep-sea mining
12 june 2023
Norway’s government is gearing up to establish itself as a frontrunner in deep-sea mining, with plans to open an oceanic area nearly the size of Germany to extract essential battery metals from its sea floor.
