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Rough diamond trading conditions continue to be challenging – De Beers
Diamond miner De Beers says rough diamond trading conditions continued to be challenging in the first half of the year.
Yesterday
CIBJO president addresses UN on sustainability efforts
Gaetano Cavalieri, president of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), spoke at the high-level segment of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) about the jewellery industry’s commitment to support sustainable development...
Yesterday
Australian gold miner Rox Resources enters the final business plan stage for prospective Youanmi project
The board of directors of Australian gold mining company Rox Resources Limited has approved the progress of the Youanmi project in the western Murchison region to the definitive feasibility study.
Yesterday
Nornickel mulls copper smelter JV with China Copper - sources
Norilsk Nickel is considering a joint venture with China Copper, a subsidiary of a major aluminum producer Chinalco, to build a copper smelter in China, according to sources cited by Reuters.
Yesterday
Six Lulo stones sell for $12.4m at Angola tender – Lucapa
Six diamonds from Lucapa Diamond's 40%-owned Lulo alluvial mine in Angola were sold for $12.4 million at a tender run by Sodiam E.P. in Luanda.
Yesterday
De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers
22 july 2024
Diamond giant De Beers will this year conduct its bi-annual Shining Light Awards jewellery design competition. De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview they set aside 4.5 carats per collection from first to third place, across all four countries.
DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa
15 july 2024
DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club (DDC) is set to organise diamond safari tours in southern Africa, home to major diamond-producing countries. DDC founder Agnes Abdulahu told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa that the launch of the first diamond safari will be done in Botswana.
Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest
02 july 2024
Vladislav Zhdanov is Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). He told Rough&Polished about new researches into the effectiveness of diamond production methods.
Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer
24 june 2024
The African Diamond Manufacturers Association (ADMA) president António Oliveira told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that the lack of a robust infrastructure in Africa fails to accelerate and encourage manufacturing.
Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers
17 june 2024
Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that while an IPO of De Beers is “feasible," he does not think this is a route Anglo American wants to take.
GemsCouture- avant-garde by Victor Moiseikin
05 june 2024
Jewelry items and precious souvenirs of the MOISEIKIN jewelry brand are in the museums and private collections of world celebrities, representatives of the political and cultural elite - from Xi Jinping to the British Windsors, from Angela Merkel to Paco Rabanne, Catherine Deneuve and Jan Zia, as well as the ruling dynasties of the Middle East. Viktor Moiseikin, the founder of the Moiseikin jewelry house and author of several proprietary technologies, including the world-famous unique ‘Russian Setting’ (Waltzing Brilliance), winner of many design awards, told Rough&Polished about the influence of Fabergé, cooperation with auction houses, his new collections and the importance of creative inspiration.
Oksana Senatorova: The trend is a decrease in regional jewelry retailers and an increase in large federal store chains
28 may 2024
Oksana Senatorova has long been known in the Russian jewelry community as an expert in the jewelry market. During her visit to the Junwex New Russian Style exhibition held in May in St. Petersburg, Oksana Senatorova answered the Rough&Polished correspondent’s questions.
De Beers collaborates with sightholders on carbon neutrality
20 may 2024
In 2021 De Beers, which has operations in southern Africa and Canada, set an ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The diamond miner had been working with its rough diamond customers known as sightholders to understand their environmental commitments and journey towards carbon neutrality.
Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: KP has an opportunity to deliver an updated definition of conflict diamonds
13 may 2024
Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa that the KP has the perfect set of circumstances to restore the certification scheme's credibility by backing, ushering in and implementing an effective traceability solution for the global diamond industry as well as the entire gemstone industry.
Zimnisky: Diamonds are incongruent with Anglo's longer-term strategy of focusing on commodities for green infrastructure
06 may 2024
It was recently reported that the diversified miner Anglo American, which is subject to a takeover by BHP Group for $39 billion, is considering selling its subsidiary De Beers. New York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst Paul Zimnisky told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that diamonds might not be what the group need going forward.
