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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
Clean energy and critical minerals: inside mining in British Columbia
02 may 2023
British Columbia spent about $550.8m in mineral exploration spending in just 2022, the highest spending recorded in the country.
Teck Resources’ profit misses estimates as Glencore circles
28 april 2023
Canadian miner Teck Resources, the target of an unsolicited takeover bid by Glencore, narrowly missed first-quarter estimates on Wednesday, hit by lower prices, weak copper and zinc sales and higher expenses.
Rosatom receives a license to host a low-power nuclear power plant in Yakutia
28 april 2023
A low-power nuclear power plant will be built in the polar Ust-Yansky ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Rostechnadzor issued a license for its construction to Rosenergoatom Concern, which is part of the Rosatom state Corporation.
The Conference on Bioresources and Fisheries in the Arctic to be held in May in Arkhangelsk
27 april 2023
The Conference on Bioresources and Fisheries in the Arctic will be held on May 11-12 in Arkhangelsk as part of Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021-2023, the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation reported.
Norilsk Nickel increases transportation along the Northern Sea Route
26 april 2023
In two years Norilsk Nickel's traffic volumes along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) increased from 1.5 million tons to 2.1 million tons, and the intensity of shipping in the Dudinsk seaport increased by almost 80%.
The airfield for "big aviation" is open on Severnaya Zemlya
25 april 2023
A new snow-ground airfield designed to receive heavy transport aircraft has been put into operation on the Bolshevik Island of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, located north of the Taimyr Peninsula on the border of the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea.
VII International Nornickel Curling Cup in Dudinka
24 april 2023
The VII International Nornickel Curling Cup started on Sunday in Dudinka, a city in the Far North. Teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Serbia are competing for the title of winners, the city administration said.
