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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
De Beers outlines ambitious plans for next decade
01 december 2020
De Beers has announced 12 ambitious sustainability goals for the coming decade, which will see it ethically source diamonds, achieve gender parity throughout its workforce and being carbon neutral within its operations by 2030.
Lucapa’s Lulo rakes in $6.6mln from alluvial diamonds sale
01 december 2020
Lucapa Diamond says its 40%-owned Lulo alluvial diamond mine in Angola, Sociedade Mineira Do Lulo (SML) has earned $6.6 million from its latest rough diamonds sale.
DMCC opens representative office in Israel Diamond Exchange
01 december 2020
The Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre (DMCC) officially opened its new representative office on November 30 in the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) complex in Ramat Gan. The DMCC Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Dubai Diamond Exchange Ahmed Bin Sulayem and DMCC Special Adviser Martin Leake arrived to open the office on the first regularly scheduled flight from the UAE to Israel.
Lesotho offers amnesty to illegal diamond dealers
01 december 2020
Lesotho’s National Assembly has passed a law that grants amnesty to people in possession of illegal rough diamonds should they declare them to the government. The amnesty will be valid until 31 January 2021 and the diamonds declared will be sold locally through an auction.
Botswana Diamonds completes acquisition of Sekaka Diamonds
30 november 2020
Botswana Diamonds has completed the acquisition of Sekaka Diamonds, which was an exploration vehicle in Botswana for Petra Diamonds.
Christie’s Hong Kong auction nets $51.5mn on November 29
30 november 2020
Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Autumn Auction achieved $51.5 mn on November 29, reflecting sustained market demand for fine-quality diamond and coloured gemstone jewellery pieces.
Chinese manufacturer grows largest CVD grown diamond to date
30 november 2020
A Chinese manufacturer, Shanghai Zhengshi Technology has produced the largest polished CVD lab-grown diamond weighing 12.75 carats. The stone had exceptional chemical purity and transparency, triple-excellent marks in cut-quality and finish, and no signs of any post-growth treatments.
TSL to further strengthen its digital strategies
30 november 2020
Hong Kong-based Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Ltd (TSL) will further strengthen its digital strategies to help mitigate the pandemic’s impact on its retail business, as per media reports.
AGD DIAMONDS sold 8,700 carats of diamonds at auction in Antwerp
29 november 2020
On November 24, diamond trader Grib Diamonds NV, owned by AGD DIAMONDS, sold 8,700 carats of special size diamonds worth $ 23 million through the auction system in Antwerp, Belgium, realizing about 95% of the goods put up for auction.
More gemological webinars lined up on identification of LGDs in December 2020
27 november 2020
Following the success of webinars during November 2020, the authors of the best-selling book ‘Laboratory-Grown Diamonds’ have lined up more webinars for December 2020, for presenting more on identification and certification of laboratory-grown diamonds.
