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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
Bank of Namibia revises diamond sector contraction estimate
14 december 2020
The Bank of Namibia is now expecting the country’s diamond mining sector to decline by 14.7% in real terms during 2020. The central bank said in its latest economic outlook update that the 14.7% contraction estimated for 2020 represents an improvement from a deeper contraction of 24.7% during August 2020.
Losses from crimes against jewelers in the US rose sharply in 2019 – report
14 december 2020
Jewelers’ Security Alliance released its 2019 Annual Crime Report which showed that dollar losses from crime against the U.S jewelry industry increased from $53.4 million in 2018 to $101 million in 2019, an increase of 89.1%.
Rockwell Diamonds mulls JSE delisting
14 december 2020
The troubled Rockwell Diamonds is considering a transaction that will result in it delisting on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The company remains suspended on the JSE.
Botswana Diamonds halts exploration work in Kalahari due to COVID-19
11 december 2020
Botswana Diamonds failed to conduct its exploration work in the Kalahari of Botswana this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough & Polished that they are anticipating to resume work in the southern African country next year.
Lucapa unearths 101 ct diamond from Mothae
11 december 2020
Lucapa Diamond has recovered an exceptional 101-carat white diamond from its 70%-owned Mothae kimberlite diamond mine in Lesotho.
Dominion Diamond agrees to sell Ekati
11 december 2020
Dominion Diamond Mines says it has agreed to sell its Ekati mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories to its second-lien noteholders.
India’s gems and jewellery exports recovering briskly
11 december 2020
The Gem and Jewellery sector has shown signs of revival in exports after a long 8 months of struggle due to the COVID-19 pandemic, says a report in gjepc.org.
Messika opens largest Asia flagship store in Hong Kong
11 december 2020
Messika, the French jewellery brand has opened its largest Asia flagship store in Hong Kong. The Founder and CEO Valérie Messika, claims that the brand selects the location of its regional headquarters based on the area’s business potential and growth opportunities.
Delegation of the Republic of Korea visits AGD DIAMONDS JSC
10 december 2020
On December 8, 2020, AGD DIAMONDS JSC hosted a meeting in its office in Arkhangelsk between the Company's management and a delegation of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in St. Petersburg, which was on a working trip to the Arkhangelsk Province.
In November, ALROSA sales gone up 35.7% compared with the same month last year
10 december 2020
According to ALROSA’s press release published on Thursday on the results of diamond sales in November and for 11 months of 2020, the company’s total diamond sales in November reached $390.5 million versus $287.7 million in November 2019, going up by 35.7%.
