News
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.
Today
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...
Today
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...
Today
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.
Today
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...
Today
How diamonds became a guy’s best friend
15 may 2026
(ft.com) - The biggest jewellery story on the red carpet in recent years has been the bro-brooch. Sporting a Tiffany & Co Bird on a Rock pin is practically a rite of passage for any young Hollywood male.
Small South African town that produced the world’s largest diamond uses X-ray transmissions and AI to recover valuable stones
01 may 2026
(mybroadband.co.za) - Cullinan, roughly 45km to the north-east of Pretoria, has transformed from a colonial outpost into an innovative diamond-mining town, using X-ray transmissions and AI to recover valuable diamonds.
Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Destroying Economies. Is That Okay?
16 january 2026
(jckonline.com) - I was recently talking with a friend about Alexander Lacik, who stepped down as CEO of Pandora at the end of the year. We both agreed he’d done an excellent job. “Well,” I added, “except for hurting the economy of Botswana.” I was joking. Kind of.
There’s no real difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds, jewelry CEO argues
26 december 2025
(retailbrew.com) - Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but for Akshie Jhaveri, they’re even better when they’re grown, not mined. With her nearly 5-year-old jewelry label, Grown Brilliance, the Mumbai-born, New York-based entrepreneur is redefining what the future of lab-grown gems within modern luxury looks like.
Solvay to spearhead Europe's push in rare earths market
19 december 2025
(agorabourse.fr) - Faced with Chinese pressure on rare earths, Europe is on the offensive. The Belgian chemical group Solvay, registered in Brussels, will now take a central place in the strategy of industrial sovereignty of the continent. The company has just concluded two key partnerships and is committed to providing Western industrialists with all 17 rare earth elements that are considered strategic.
