Yoram Dvash: Industry unity, producer leadership and marketing investment key to natural diamond's future

The natural diamond industry is navigating a period of significant transition, but there are increasing signs that the foundations for a stronger and more positive future are being built, according to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB)...

29 june 2026

AWDC: First fully traceable artisanal diamonds from DRC sold on the international market in Antwerp

In a historic milestone for the diamond industry, fully traceable, artisanal diamonds from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sold on the international market for the very first time in Antwerp. Below, Ine Tassignon, AWDC spokesperson, provides...

22 june 2026

Natural diamonds most desired luxury jewellery, Gen Z spending double baby boomers, reveals De Beers report

Natural diamonds remain the most desired jewellery item among US consumers, with Millennials and Gen Z driving demand value and spending, according to De Beers Group’s The Diamond Report, which draws on the biannual Diamond Acquisition Study of 18,500...

15 june 2026

Edahn Golan: India’s lab-grown diamond exports surpass natural diamonds by volume, yet value gap widens

India’s diamond industry has reached a historic turning point. In March and April 2026, the volume of lab‑grown diamond exports overtook that of natural diamonds, with lab‑grown stones accounting for 51% and 50.4% of total export volume respectively...

01 june 2026

Dr M’zée Fula-Ngenge: Kimberley Process failing Africa

The Kimberley Process (KP) is failing Africa, and the world's definition of a “conflict diamond” is a moral and legal absurdity, according to the African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson M’zée Fula-Ngenge. The following exclusive...

18 may 2026

Gem Diamonds on a roll as it recovers its twelfth large diamond this year

12 september 2024

Gem Diamonds has recovered a 126.21ct Type II white diamond at its 70%-owned Letšeng mine in Lesotho.

This is the twelfth greater than 100-carat diamond recovered at the mine this year.

The miner unearthed a 122.20ct Type II white diamond beginning of this month.

Gem Diamonds recovered a 129.71-carat Type II white diamond and a 145.55-carat Type II white diamond in August.

It also extracted a 123.20ct Type II white diamond and a 172.06ct Type II white stone in June.

Gem Diamonds found a 212.49ct Type II white diamond in May.

It also retrieved a 118.74-ct Type II white diamond and a 169.15-ct Type II white diamond in April.

The miner unearthed a 113-carat white Type II diamond in February.

It recovered a 139-carat low-quality boart diamond and a 295-carat white Type II diamond in January.

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief, Rough&Polished