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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
GSI offers new screening and detection service to the industry
20 january 2021
Gemological Science International (GSI), one of the largest gemological organizations in the world announced its new screening and detection service for laboratory grown diamond jewelry as a result of the laboratory’s recent discovery of an emerging pattern of “undisclosed” natural diamond melee mixed with laboratory-grown diamonds in jewelry.
Murowa's Chivi diamond exploration promising, but inconclusive
20 january 2021
RZM Murowa, formerly Murowa Diamonds Company, says its exploration for diamonds in Sese communal lands in Chivi, Zimbabwe is promising, but inconclusive on whether the area has gems that can be commercially exploited.
Sub-surface laser for flawless diamond identification
20 january 2021
Opsydia, a UK-based diamond security innovator, announced its sub-surface laser technology can create nano-scale identifiers requiring a 100x microscope to be read.
Lev Puchkov, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences passes away
19 january 2021
The editorial team of Rough&Polished joins in condolences on the death of Lev Puchkov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who passed away on January 4, 2021.
India’s cut and polished diamond exports up by 38.47%; rough imports up 9.07%
19 january 2021
India’s cut and polished diamond export increased 38.47 per cent registering $ 1736.07 mn during Dec 2020 as against $ 1253.79 mn exported in Dec 2019, according to provisional data released by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India.
Namibia ups November diamond output
19 january 2021
Namibia's diamond production index for November 2020 was 85.8 basis points, up by 9.4% when compared to the previous month or by 1.8% on a year-to-year basis.
Lucapa unearths another +100ct diamond from Lulo
19 january 2021
Lucapa Diamond has recovered another +100 carat diamond at its 40%-owned Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. It said the 104-carat D-colour white stone was unearthed from Mining Block 46 (MB46).
Luk Fook’s jewellery sales improve in Q3; eCommerce sales outstanding
19 january 2021
Hong Kong jewellery retailer Luk Fook Holdings (International) Ltd saw continued improvement in sales in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021, thanks to sustained economic revival in China. The retail sales from October 1 to December 31, 2020, were down 29 per cent from year-ago figures but reflected a slower rate of decrease from a drop of 55 per cent in the second quarter.
AGD DIAMONDS unearthed first large diamond in 2021
18 january 2021
On January 16 this year, the Grib Mining and Processing Division of AGD DIAMONDS unearthed a gem-quality diamond weighing 51.57 carats.
Lucara unearths 341ct diamond at Karowe mine
18 january 2021
Lucara Diamond has recovered an unbroken 341-carat top white gem-quality diamond from its wholly-owned Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana. It said the diamond was recovered over the holiday period from the milling of ore sourced from the southwestern quadrant of the South Lobe M/PK(S) unit.
