Indian jewellers promote natural diamonds amid competition from lab-grown stones

Falling prices for lab-grown diamonds and their resulting rise in market share are transforming India’s diamond jewellery market and prompting jewellers to take proactive measures.

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Ethiopia opens first gold refinery to serve region

Ethiopia has inaugurated its first gold refinery, a $50 million joint venture that the government hopes will establish the country as a regional hub for precious metals processing, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced over the weekend, according to Reuters...

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Anglo American bets R11.2B on South African mining's future

Anglo American has reaffirmed South Africa's potential as a premier mining investment destination, even as the company commits R11.2 billion ($677 million) to an ultra-high dense media separation iron-ore project at Sishen in the Northern...

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Nornickel forecasts $4 billion in precious metals revenue for 2026 - report

A senior Nornickel representative noted that the company expects to generate $4 billion in revenue from precious metals sales this year.

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Russia to build first permanent REM magnet plant

In 2028, Russia is set to start the construction of its first plant for manufacturing permanent magnets from rare-earth metals (REM) in the city of Glazov, to be commissioned in 2029 with an initial capacity of 500 tonnes per year, said Andrey...

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Brace for Change, The Year of Realignment Has Arrived

17 january 2025

By Edahn Golan

(edahngolan.com) - The outgoing year was clearly a particularly challenging one. It required diamond industry companies to reconsider their future and created an opportunity to pivot towards reinventing diamonds as a true luxury item. The coming year should be the year of realignment. In 2024, the diamond industry, from producing countries to retailers, was rattled.