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

DRC extends ERG's Boss Mining suspension

07 december 2023

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has extended the suspension of Eurasian Resources' Boss Mining copper and cobalt project for at least three months due to environmental and safety concerns.

Bloomberg quoted Congo's mines minister, Antoinette N'Samba Kalambayi as saying that the company is yet to solve issues that caused property destruction and many deaths after flooding reached a local community in March.

The ministry first suspended the mine development in May.

N'Samba Kalambayi said Boss should implement the suggestions offered to prevent calamities that could lead to environmental harm and loss of life from happening again to lift the suspension.

ERG began the redevelopment of the Boss project last November after three years of care and maintenance.

The mine is expected to generate 21, 600 tonnes of copper and 3,600 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide annually.

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