The second edition of the Angola International Diamond Conference has commenced at the Saurimo Diamond Hub in Saurimo, the capital of Lunda Sul Province.
The conference will end on October 24.
The conference, which first took place in November 2021, brings together experts and industry players to offer an opportunity for companies and stakeholders in the Angolan diamond industry to share experiences and establish new connections.
It also promotes the Angolan diamond sector as it is a strategic mineral for the diversification of the national economy.
"Now that the Luele concession is reaching normal production capacity, Angola will soon effectively be doubling the country's annual output and generating significant added value in terms of state revenue," said the country’s mineral resources minister Diamantino Pedro Azevedo in July.
The Luele mine is located about 20 km from the Catoca mine, representing one of the most promising diamond deposits discovered in over a decade.
Luele's resources contain an estimated 628 million carats of diamonds with a lifetime of 60 years.
Topics to be discussed at the conference include geological mining research, diamond exploration in Angola, diamond polishing, technological innovation, logistics in the industry, and the semi-industrial sector.
It will also address the Kimberley Process and the G7 developments on Russian sanctions and give special attention to the role of natural diamonds in the market as opposed to synthetics.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief, Rough&Polished from Saurimo, Angola
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