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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
KP civil society coalition launches conflict diamonds campaign
16 february 2021
The Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (KPCSC) has launched a new campaign, 'Conflict diamonds are real, real talk' in a bid to expose the existence of conflict diamonds.
ALROSA earns $10 mln at this year’s first auction
16 february 2021
ALROSA summed up the results of rough diamond auction (over 10.8 carats) held in Dubai from January 19 to February 9, 2021.
Titan’s jewellery sales up 17% in Q3 of FY’20-21
16 february 2021
Diwali sales lifted Titan Company’s jewellery division Tanishq’s y-o-y growth sales in Q3 FY 2020-21 by 17% to $1.06 billion in the three months ending December 31.
China’s burgeoning affluent families fuel luxury consumption
16 february 2021
China’s Hurun Research Institute released a report recently, revealing the mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan’s number and geographic distribution of China’s affluent and high-net-worth households.
Global diamond market does a ‘dive and bounce’ in 2020 - report
15 february 2021
While 2020 was a challenging year, it recovered quickly, and all came together in the fourth quarter, says the recent Golan Diamond Market Report. According to diamond industry analyst Edahn Golan, who cites the latest government data in his report, the total US jewelry sales soared to $13.23 billion in December 2020, bringing total 2020 retail sales to $62.68 billion.
Tsodilo closes second tranche of private placement
15 february 2021
Tsodilo Resources has concluded the second and final tranche of its private placement financing for gross proceeds of $150 000.
Jewellery World Awards is currently accepting entries for 2021
15 february 2021
The Jewellery World Awards (JWA), formerly the JNA Awards, is now accepting entries for 2021. JWA also launched three new categories aimed at covering a wider scope of companies in the global jewellery and gemstone industry.
ALROSA to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Angola, Zimbabwe
15 february 2021
Russian diamond miner ALROSA is set to donate the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines to Angola and Zimbabwe, according to a Bloomberg report citing the company's chief executive Sergey Ivanov.
Diamcor earns $606k from second rough sale in Dubai
12 february 2021
Diamcor has earned $606,415 from 2,028.33 carats of rough diamonds recovered from the processing of quarry material at its Krone-Endora at Venetia Project, in South Africa. The tender, which took place in Dubai, achieved an average price of $298.97 per carat.
Number of alluvial diamond miners plummet in SA – report
12 february 2021
The number of alluvial diamond miners in South Africa has significantly dropped over the years, the local media reports.
