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Helga Pombal: Angola's Stardiam finds solution to the threat posed by lab-grown diamonds
Stardiam manager of production Helga Pombal told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa on the sidelines of the Angola International Diamond Conference that lab-grown diamonds are creating a parallel market for more accessible stones, combined with lower...
11 november 2024
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
Rockwell shareholders approve amalgamation agreement with Bristco
04 march 2021
Rockwell Diamonds' shareholders have approved the company's amalgamation agreement with Bristco, a company wholly owned by Mark Bristow who is the current chief executive of Barrick Gold.
Gem Diamonds' Letšeng rehabilitate, conserve wetlands in Lesotho
04 march 2021
Gem Diamonds' 70%-owned Letšeng Diamonds is rehabilitating and conserving wetlands as well as improve rangelands surrounding the wetlands in Lesotho where it is mining diamonds.
Diamcor Q3 revenue falls as COVID-19 takes toll
04 march 2021
Diamcor Mining says it generated revenue of about $138 000 from the sale of diamonds unearthed at Krone-Endora at Venetia project, in South Africa for the three months ended December 31, 2020, compared to about $1,9 million, a year earlier.
FAEA and Norilsk Nickel jointly outlined priorities to support indigenous peoples
03 march 2021
Russia’s Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs (FAEA) and Norilsk Nickel signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation while providing support to the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North (ISNPN).
ALROSA Q4 and 12M 2020 IFRS results
03 march 2021
ALROSA, a global leader in diamond mining, announced its IFRS results for Q4 and 12M 2020. In Q4, revenue doubled q-o-q to RUB 98.6 bn (up 53% y-o-y) on the back of strong demand recovery toward year-end. For 12M, revenue came in at RUB 221.5 bn (down 7%).
Sarine Technologies records net profit of $2.4mn in FY2020
03 march 2021
Sarine Technologies Ltd has announced its financial results FY2020 for the year ended 31 December 2020, mentioning that the Covid-19 virus affected the Group's operations for most of FY2020. But, despite the challenging year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Group’s active cost management as well as product mix has contributed to positive results.
Glencore's Australia mine expansion threatens sacred sites
03 march 2021
Last year Glencore unit McArthur River Mine (MRM) received approval from the Northern Territory’s mining minister to proceed with expansion at the mine, 670 km southeast of Darwin, including doubling the size of its waste dump.
Rio Tinto expands its COVID-19 testing program at Diavik diamond mine
03 march 2021
To further reduce the risk of COVID-19 to its workforce and local communities, Rio Tinto is expanding its testing program at the Diavik diamond mine by introducing both point of pickup and mid-rotation COVID-19 testing for workers.
Gemfields to resume operations at Kagem, Montepuez
03 march 2021
Gemfields says both its 75%-owned Kagem Mining emerald mine in Zambia and 75%-owned Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) ruby mine, in Mozambique, are set to restart production this month, albeit in a phased manner. It said mining operations will only run at full-throttle by the end of next month.
Debswana to boost diamond output by 38%
02 march 2021
Debswana, a joint venture company between De Beers and the Botswana government, is set to boost its output by 38% this year to pre-pandemic levels, according to a media report.
