Tshepo Molusi: South Africa establishes dedicated diamond retail shop in China

T3 Diamonds founder Tshepo Molusi told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa at the inaugural South Africa Diamond Show in Cape Town that the shop opened an opportunity for diamond manufacturers under the incubation to export their products to China. He...

17 february 2025

Nosiphiwo Mzamo: South Africa’s State Diamond Trader to buy diamonds from other African countries

South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) is set to buy diamonds from other African countries starting with Botswana. SDT’s chief executive Nosiphiwo Mzamo told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa at the country’s inaugural diamond show, which...

10 february 2025

Edahn Golan: Halo effect from lab-grown diamonds driving high demand for large, 2-carat natural stones in the U.S.

Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that their research found a halo effect from lab-grown diamonds. He said the trend among lab-grown diamond...

27 january 2025

Paul Zimnisky: We will see a modest recovery in natural diamond demand and prices in 2025

According to Paul Zimnisky, an independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant based in the New York metro area, the natural diamond industry will see a modest recovery in demand and prices this year. Zimnisky said a moderate recovery would...

13 january 2025

African Diamond Council makes traceability its top priority, wants KP to embrace Authentia.io

The African Diamond Council (ADC) has made traceability its foremost priority and has been contributing to a traceability solution called Authentia.io for the last three and a half years, which is now ready to globally satisfy the traceability...

16 december 2024

Unicorn mulls expansion of its exploration focus to Africa

03 april 2024

Unicorn Mineral Resources, an Irish-based mineral exploration and development company, says its board has unanimously backed a proposal by executive director Jason Brewer to expand the company's scope.

The company plans to explore advanced and near-term zinc, lead, copper, and silver projects in East and Southern Africa.

Mining Weekly reports that when Brewer was appointed in December 2023, it was highlighted that his extensive experience and industry connections, especially in Africa, would give the company access to new opportunities for growth and improvement in its mineral rights and licences.

In addition to Unicorn's ongoing exploration plans and activities in the Irish Midlands Orefield, the executive management team has been conducting initial technical and legal due diligence review work on a few promising base metal exploration and development projects in East and Southern Africa.

The board believes that making strategic investments in mine development and production opportunities that can be quickly advanced to production has the potential to greatly increase shareholder value.

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