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Ellah Muchemwa: ADPA to launch Africa's first diamond mining standard next year
The African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA), which is based in Luanda, Angola, and represents the interests of mainly African diamond producers and those with the potential to produce diamonds, will next year launch the Sustainable Development...
04 november 2024
Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
28 october 2024
Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki
The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...
14 october 2024
James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration
London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...
07 october 2024
Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products
Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...
30 september 2024
Gem Diamonds AGM rejects resolutions on pre-emption rights
07 june 2021
Gem Diamonds says its recent annual general meeting (AGM) rejected two resolutions that sought to waive shareholders’ rights of pre-emption.
Jubilee acquires more PGMs tailings material
07 june 2021
Jubilee Metals has acquired the rights to an additional 944 000 tonnes of platinum-group metals- (PGMs-) containing tailings on the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex.
ZCDC to boost output by 30%, finalising JV talks with ALROSA
04 june 2021
The State-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is set to boost its output this year by 30% to 3 million carats due to improved mining methods.
ALROSA will cautiously raise diamond prices and increase production
04 june 2021
The high demand from end consumers for rough diamonds and the drop in supply create excellent preconditions for a progressive rise in prices, and ALROSA intends to use this opportunity, said the company’s CEO Sergei Ivanov on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to Interfax.
China’s NGTC laboratory tests new variety of CVD synthetic diamonds
04 june 2021
The Beijing Laboratory and Shenzhen Laboratory of National Gemstone Testing Center (NGTC) recently received several yellow laboratory-grown diamonds through the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) method, which were required to be further tested on identification and quality evaluation.
PGMs miner Tharisa boosts earnings on strong prices
04 june 2021
Platinum groups metals (PGMs) miner Tharisa’s core earnings rose by 243.1% to $124.2-million for the six months ended March 31 due to strong prices.
Grib Diamonds adopts The Sarine Diamond Journey™ traceability program
03 june 2021
AGD Diamond’s selling unit Grib Diamonds is adopting Sarine Technologies Ltd’s The Sarine Diamond Journey™ traceability program to offer customers stones with ‘birth registrations' authenticating their origin, according to a press release from Sarine.
IDE returns to full activity with Blue & White fair
03 june 2021
The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) held the first “Blue and White” diamond fair since the start of the pandemic. The fair symbolized a full return to normal activity for the Israeli diamond industry, as per a press release from IDE.
Lucapa raises about A$10mln from first trench of share placement
03 june 2021
Lucapa Diamond says it has completed the issue of more than 195 million fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.05 per placement share as part of its efforts to raise about A$20 million.
Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater receives positive outlook from S&P
03 june 2021
Ratings agency S&P Global has revised the outlook for Sibanye-Stillwater to positive from stable due to “extremely strong” platinum group metals (PGMs) basket prices.
