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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
Founding Namdia chairperson Masiza dead at 50
19 february 2021
The founding chairperson of the Namibian state-owned diamond trading company Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) Shakespeare Masiza has died at the age of 50.
Norilsk Nickel: The planned investments in the Murmansk Region reach about $1 bn
18 february 2021
Norilsk Nickel plans to invest about $ 1 billion in the Murmansk Region from 2021 to 2025. This was announced by Andrey Grachev, the company’s Vice President at the session of the Murmansk Regional Duma.
Mountain Province announced the sale of exceptional quality rough diamond
18 february 2021
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced the upcoming sale of the largest gem quality diamond recovered to date from the Gahcho Kué mine, located in Canada's Northwest Territories.
TAGS next event to take place from 24 February to 1 March 2021
18 february 2021
January 2021 saw the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) host 4 rough diamond tenders in addition to ALROSA and De Beers presenting goods to their contractual buyers. As a result and following strong seasonal sales into the American and Chinese markets, representatives from over 400 Indian based companies made the short journey to Dubai to purchase rough.
Petra lauds Project 2022 as it stabilises operations
18 february 2021
Petra Diamonds says the Project 2022 is helping stabilise its operations and ensure that continuous improvement is embedded in the company's operating model and culture.
Namdia CEO faces disciplinary action – report
18 february 2021
Namibia's state-owned diamond trading company, Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) has confirmed that its chief executive Kennedy Hamutenya is facing disciplinary action over alleged irregularities at the company.
India’s polished diamond exports up 9.44 % in January 2021
17 february 2021
India’s cut and polished diamond export increased 9.44 per cent registering $1804.83 mn during Jan 2021 as against $1649 mn exported in Jan 2020, according to provisional data released by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India.
Botswana Diamonds signs agreement to speed up diamond exploration
17 february 2021
Botswana Diamonds has entered into a cooperation agreement with Diamexstrat Botswana to fund exploration of its prospecting licence assets in the southern African country.
Petra H1 revenue, output down due to the COVID-19 outbreak
17 february 2021
Petra Diamonds, which has operations in South Africa and Tanzania, says its first-half revenue for the fiscal year 2021 eased 8% to $178.1 million from 1,71 million carats sold compared to $193.9 million realised from 1,74 million carats sold, a year earlier.
Alrosa Zim to get more diamond prospecting concessions
17 february 2021
Alrosa Zimbabwe is expected to receive an additional 15 diamond prospecting concessions by late this month to early March, according to news reports.
