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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
"Man is not to blame": what Russian scientists learn about climate
16 january 2023
Global warming is not due to people, Russian experts say. They have their own hypothesis. Independent experts point out that this concept is vulnerable to criticism. However, modern climatology is, in principle, far from perfect.
MLK Gold increases critical metals portfolio in Newfoundland
13 january 2023
MLK Gold Ltd., a growth oriented precious and critical metal exploration company headquartered in Windsor, Nova Scotia, is pleased to report that it has added a second lithium asset to its growing portfolio of properties.
Canada’s Hudson Bay polar bear population plummets as climate change warms the Arctic
12 january 2023
The Western Hudson Bay bears, one of the world's southernmost populations, is especially vulnerable.
Alaska natives demand to protect them from breeding muskoxen
11 january 2023
The collection of signatures of Alaska natives has been organized under a petition to the state authorities demanding to protect them from the breeding population of muskoxen.
The expert considers it necessary to create a waste management code in the Arctic
10 january 2023
The Code regulating waste management on ships should be developed to implement the principles of responsible navigation in the waters of the Arctic zone of Russia. This opinion was expressed to TASS news agency by the Chairman of the Board of the Arctic Development Project Office Nikolay Doronin.
Skeena Resources seals Essay Creek royalty sale to Franco Nevada
09 january 2023
Canadian explorer and developer Skeena Resources (TSX, NYSE: SKE) announced Tuesday it had closed the sale of a 0.5% net smelter returns royalty (NSR) on its Eskay Creek gold-silver project in British Columbia to Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) in a cash deal worth C$27 million ($20m).
IAMGOLD secures funding from Sumitomo for Canadian gold project
04 january 2023
IAMGOLD Corporation has announced that it has reached an agreement to amend the Côté Gold joint venture agreement (JVA) with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. and SMM Gold Cote Inc. Under the agreement, commencing in January 2023, Sumitomo will contribute certain of IAMGOLD's funding amounts to the Côté Gold project that in aggregate are expected to total approximately US$340 million over the course of 2023.
