‘AI is the engine, diamonds are preserved upside down, copper currently the path to value’ – Botswana Minerals’ Campbell on strategy shift

Botswana Minerals has positioned itself as a data-led, multi-commodity explorer, placing copper at the centre of its growth strategy while retaining diamond assets for future upside, Managing Director James Campbell has told Rough & Polished. In an exclusive...

13 april 2026

Emanuel Vieira Lopes: Angola's new digital mining cadastre to reduce permit times by a third

Angola's new Digital Mining Cadastre (CMA) is on track to reduce average permitting timelines by one-third once fully deployed, according to Emanuel Vieira Lopes, Advisor to the Secretary of State for Mineral Resources. In an interview with...

06 april 2026

Paul Zimnisky warns diamond trade at "crossroads" as geopolitical tensions, pending De Beers sale, and LGDs reshape market

As geopolitical tensions escalate in the Middle East, diamond industry analyst Paul Zimnisky warns that the impact is most acute at trading hubs like Dubai, where flight cancellations and travel fears are keeping buyers away. In a wide-ranging interview...

30 march 2026

From Harry Oppenheimer’s Kimberley House to Hong Kong: SDT's Conrad Van Der Ross on 35 years in diamonds

South Africa's State Diamond Trader (SDT) operations manager Conrad Van Der Ross has witnessed the diamond industry transform over three and a half decades—from his nervous start as a De Beers trainee sorter in pre-democracy South Africa...

23 march 2026

Rough diamond shortage squeezes emerging South African beneficiators, Macs Diamonds founder warns

South Africa’s Macs Diamonds founder Macdonald Mogale has identified a shortage of rough diamonds as the most pressing challenge facing emerging beneficiators amid prolonged subdued market conditions. Speaking to Rough & Polished, Mogale noted that the...

16 march 2026

Robex pours 38,178 ounces of gold in first full quarter at Kiniero

07 april 2026

Robex Resources poured 38,178 ounces of gold at its Kiniero mine in Guinea during the first quarter of 2026, marking a strong start to production following the operation's move to commercial production in February.

The company sold and provisionally sold 32,306 ounces at an average realised price of $4,804 per ounce, reflecting buoyant gold market conditions, Mining Weekly reports.

A further 3,288 ounces shipped on April 2 generated an estimated $15.2 million.

Cash and bullion holdings surged to $255 million by quarter-end, including poured but unsold gold valued at the spot price of $4,629 per ounce.

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor-In-Chief, Rough & Polished