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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
Gazprom's unique experience in the Arctic
22 february 2023
Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller reported on the company's unique experience in the Arctic.
Sibanye announces maiden lithium reserve of 193 600 t
21 february 2023
JSE- and NYSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has declared a maiden lithium reserve of 193 600 t of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) at its 85%-owned Keliber project, in Finland.
Andrey Nagibin: The Northern Sea Route to help clear the Arctic of accumulated waste
20 february 2023
This May marks the start of the third season of the large-scale Clean Arctic project to clean up the Russian Arctic.
Summer expedition to clean up the Russian Arctic from technogenic garbage
17 february 2023
The Russian Geographical Society (RGS) has announced the recruitment of volunteers for the summer expedition "Arctic. General cleaning" on cleaning the Russian Arctic from technogenic garbage. This year, from June to October, it is planned to carry out work in the Taimyr settlement of Khatanga, on Kildin Island in the Murmansk region and Wrangel Island.
Alaska’s Bering Sea crab crisis is a sign of big changes in the future, scientists warn
16 february 2023
As the sea undergoes "borealization," conditions that triggered the snow crab crash and harvest closure are expected to be common.
Alexander Vorotnikov: Own lithium production to increase Russia's ESG rating
15 february 2023
Polar Lithium LLC, a joint venture between Nornickel and Atomredmetzoloto (the mining division of Rosatom), received in February 2023 a license to develop the Kolmozerskoye lithium deposit located in the Murmansk region.
Arctic ice may begin to melt irrevocably in the summer and autumn periods by the middle of this century
14 february 2023
Arctic ice may begin to completely melt in the summer and autumn periods by the middle of this century, which should be taken into account when predicting navigation along the Northern Sea Route, oceanologist Alexander Osadchiev, winner of the presidential Prize for Science for young scientists for 2022, told RIA Novosti.
