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

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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

How much CO2 is in a Pandora lab-grown diamond? 12.58 kg per carat

Pandora’s cradle-to‑gate carbon footprint study of its lab‑grown diamonds, verified by EY (formely Ernst & Young) under limited assurance, finds that one polished carat carries a footprint of 12.58 kg CO2 equivalent (e). The growing stage...

11 may 2026

Antwerp diamond trade volumes jump 20% in Q1 2026 as structural measures take hold

The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) reported a nearly 20% increase in total diamond trading volume for the first quarter of 2026, driven by a 35.7% surge in rough diamond imports.

27 april 2026

‘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

Anabar Diamonds plans to produce over 2.5 million carats of diamonds in 2026

03 june 2026

Russia-based JSC Anabar Diamonds plans to extract 2.522 million carats of diamonds and 315.2 kg of gold in 2026, said the company's CEO Alexey Okorokov.

"We are approaching this season with rock mass processing volumes at 107.6% [compared to guidance]. To ensure the successful achievement of the set tasks, we have carried out preparatory measures: we have updated our fleet of mining and auxiliary equipment and purchased the necessary spare parts for the equipment maintenance," he said.

In 2025, Almaz Anabara mined more than 3 million carats of diamonds and 205 kg of gold as by-product.

Anabar Diamonds (Almazy Anabara), part of the diamond mining group ALROSA, is the world’s largest alluvial diamond miner. It produces about 4% of the world's diamond output by volume, while its contribution to ALROSA's total production is 11%.

Anabar Diamonds produces diamonds in the Anabar, Olenek, Bulun uluses and in the Mirny district of Yakutia.

Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished