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De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers
Diamond giant De Beers will this year conduct its bi-annual Shining Light Awards jewellery design competition. De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview they set aside 4.5 carats...
22 july 2024
DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa
DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club (DDC) is set to organise diamond safari tours in southern Africa, home to major diamond-producing countries. DDC founder Agnes Abdulahu told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa that the launch of the first diamond safari...
15 july 2024
Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest
Vladislav Zhdanov is Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). He told Rough&Polished about new researches into the effectiveness of diamond production methods.
02 july 2024
Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer
The African Diamond Manufacturers Association (ADMA) president António Oliveira told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that the lack of a robust infrastructure in Africa fails to accelerate and encourage manufacturing...
24 june 2024
Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers
Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that while an IPO of De Beers is “feasible," he does not think this is a route Anglo American...
17 june 2024
Kavango finds presence of a copper-silver mineralising system at Botswana project
24 july 2024
Kavango Resources’ field analysis of drill cores taken from the first high-priority target at the Karakubis Copper Project in Botswana's Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB) has confirmed the presence of a copper-silver mineralising system as well as further indicators of structural trap sites.
Indian firm produces 8-carat LGD as tribute to PM Modi
24 july 2024
Company from Surat specializing in lab-grown diamonds (LGD) created an 8-carat diamond dedicated to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Deputy Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council notes metallurgical sector achievements
24 july 2024
During a trip to Krasnoyarsk Region, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Nikolai Zhuravlev noted the historical and current achievements of the region's industry, in particular, the metallurgical sector.
De Beers sells $150 mln non-core royalty rights in Australia
23 july 2024
De Beers has entered into a definitive agreement to sell an iron ore royalty right related to the Onslow Iron project in West Pilbara, Australia.
Grizzly pockets $32.5mln from the latest auction of Zambia emeralds
23 july 2024
Grizzly Mining sold 1.3 million carats of emeralds recovered at its flagship mine in Zambia for $32.5 million in revenue from the auction of emeralds recovered at its flagship mine in Zambia.
Kimberlite conference concludes in Canada with renewed interest in diamond exploration
23 july 2024
The Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) of Canada recently hosted the 12th International Kimberlite Conference in Yellowknife, where about 300 delegates discussed the future of diamonds and other critical minerals in the territory.
Sokolov jewelry holding sales jump 43% in H1 2024
23 july 2024
Online and offline retail sales of Russian jewelry holding Sokolov increased significantly in the first half of 2024, by 43% to 21.6 billion rubles ($248 million).
India increases gold reserves to highest level in two years
23 july 2024
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) significantly increased its gold purchases in June. According to data released by the RBI, it purchased 9.3 tonnes of gold during the month.
Karen Rentmeesters appointed new permanent CEO of AWDC
22 july 2024
The Board of Directors of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the umbrella organization defending the interests of Antwerp’s diamond community, appointed Karen Rentmeesters as the new, permanent CEO.
Nornickel in talks with Chinese battery companies for joint nickel plant - sources
22 july 2024
Norilsk Nickel approached several Chinese battery companies for a possible joint project of a nickel processing plant which would use Russian semi-finished products, according to unnamed sources familiar with the matter cited by Reuters.
