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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
Russia needs to create its own Arctic Council - experts
16 may 2023
Russia needs to create its own Arctic council, said Alexander Vorotnikov, coordinator of the expert council of the Arctic Development Project Office.
Norway is head of Arctic Council
15 may 2023
The 13th session of the Arctic Council took place in Salekhard, Russia, at which Russia transferred the chairmanship to Norway.
The Arctic Council has no future without Russia – experts
15 may 2023
On May 11 Russia handed over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Norway. A year ago, in May 2022, the Western countries that are members of this intergovernmental organization suspended their work due to the situation in Ukraine, refusing to participate in events in the second year of Russia's chairmanship in the organization.
Ottawa clamps down on China’s critical-minerals foray, but not prospecting
12 may 2023
Lone wolf Mike Tremblay is one of Canada’s most successful mining prospectors.
Port workers of the Polar transport branch of Norilsk Nickel to be trained online
11 may 2023
The training of employees of the Polar Transport Branch (PTB) of Norilsk Nickel will be transferred as far as possible to a remote format. This was announced by the deputy director of the branch for Personnel and Social Policy Yevgeny Myznikov.
The FSB of Russia and the Coast Guard of China agree to cooperate in the Arctic
10 may 2023
The border service of the Federal Security Service of Russia and the Coast Guard of China signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of maritime security, goarctic.ru reports. The signed document covers a wide range of issues – from the fight against terrorism to illegal fishing. In addition, China is now admitted to joint inspections of fishing in Arctic waters.
Alaska tries to resume commercial fishing in Arctic waters
09 may 2023
Alaska is looking for ways to resume commercial fishing in Arctic waters, which was limited by an international agreement of the Arctic states and US federal legislation.
