De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers

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...

22 july 2024

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa

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...

15 july 2024

Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest

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.

02 july 2024

Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer

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...

24 june 2024

Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers

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...

17 june 2024

Petra mulls first sale of Williamson goods in September

30 august 2023

Petra Diamonds is planning a first sale of Williamson goods in September 2023.

Petra Diamonds has set its sights on September 2023 for the first sale of diamonds from its Williamson mine in Tanzania since it resumed mining operations.

The miner said last June that production was expected to resume at Williamson in the first quarter of its fiscal year 2024.

Petra Diamonds recently sold 696,194 carats worth $79.3 million at the first tender of the fiscal year 2024.

The diamonds sold were from the Cullinan Mine and Finsch in South Africa, excluding the ones from Koffiefontein, also in South Africa and Williamson.

Operations at Koffiefontein were suspended.

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished