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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.
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10 august 2026
Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations
08 march 2023
Ontario has approved another small step on the long journey to build an all-season road to the Ring of Fire minerals area in the province’s far north.
Norilsk Nickel presented a professional growth program for young employees
07 march 2023
Norilsk Nickel presented a professional growth program for young employees of the company, sgnorilsk.ru reported. Speaking at the panel session "Youth: a Strategy for success" held within the framework of the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, Irina Zhuikova, Director of the Social Policy Department of Norilsk Nickel, spoke in detail about the program "In Good Company".
KEF participants tell how digital monitoring tools are used in the Arctic zone
06 march 2023
The work of the monitoring center for buildings and structures, which permits to quickly monitor the condition of foundations and foundation soils, was presented at the panel discussion "Digital Cluster of the Construction Industry in the Siberian Region" held at the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum (KEF).
KEF-2023 discusses interaction between subsoil users and indigenous peoples
06 march 2023
The interaction of subsoil users with indigenous peoples was discussed at the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum 2023 as an element of business strategy based on the principles of social and environmental development (ESG). The discussion was attended by representatives of government, business and the peoples of the North.
Russia hopes for the West to realize the futility of its course on the Arctic Council
06 march 2023
Nikolai Korchunov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Senior Officials Committee of the Arctic Council, noted that Russia is pursuing a multi-vector political course in the Arctic region
Norilsk Nickel shared its experience in supporting the indigenous peoples of Taimyr
06 march 2023
The Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum hosted a discussion "On the interaction of subsoil users of industrial companies with indigenous peoples as an element of a business strategy based on the principles of environmental, social and corporate responsibility (ESG)".
Andrey Grachev, Vice President of Norilsk Nickel, tells the participants of the Clean Country forum about the company's work in the field of technological and environmental safety
03 march 2023
On March 1-3, the 4th International Forum-Exhibition "Clean Country" is being held in Skolkovo Technopark in Moscow. The organizer of the most important event in support of the national Ecology Project is the Clean Country Association with the participation of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia. Andrey Grachev, Norilsk Nickel Vice President for Federal and Regional Programs, takes part in the forum.
