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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
Gem Diamonds reduces net debt position by $6.6 mln
03 november 2020
Gem Diamonds says it reduced its net debt position by $6.6 million in the third quarter of 2020, ending the period in a net cash position of $1.1 million. The company had a net debt of $5.5 million in the first half of the year.
Guangzhou International Jewellery & Diamond Conference 2020 viewed by 10 000 industry professionals
03 november 2020
The Guangzhou International Jewellery & Diamond Conference 2020, organized by Guangzhou Diamond Exchange and Guangdong Gems & Jade Exchange, was held on October 29, 2020 online as well as offline and brought together global industry elites from mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan of China, Belgium, Israel, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Colombia and many other countries.
RioZim’s Murowa Q3 diamond output dips 2% on low grades
03 november 2020
Murowa Diamonds recorded a 2% decrease in production in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the same period, a year earlier, according to RioZim.
Ecotricity founder to grow diamonds 'made entirely from the sky'
03 november 2020
Dale Vince, the founder of green energy supplier Ecotricity, claims to have developed the world’s only diamonds to be made from carbon, water and energy sourced directly from the elements at a “sky mining facility” in Stroud.
De Beers’ Lightbox opens lab-grown diamond facility
02 november 2020
Lightbox, a De Beers-owned company that produces laboratory-grown diamond jewelry, officially opened its $94-million manufacturing facility in Gresham, Ore.
Lucapa's Lulo reaches quarterly output record of 9,387 ct
02 november 2020
Lucapa Diamond's 40%-owned Lulo alluvial diamond mine, in Angola, registered a record quarterly output of 9,387 carats in the third quarter of 2020, surpassing the previous record of 8,865 carats set in the third quarter of 2016.
GJEPC seeks reduction in import duty on polished diamonds
02 november 2020
The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC) has proposed reforms to the Government of India concerning the gems and jewellery turnover.
Botswana Q3 rough diamond exports down 66%
02 november 2020
Botswana's rough diamond exports dropped by about 66% in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, according to data released by the central bank.
Rare earths discovered in the Angolan locality of Serra da Neve
02 november 2020
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Instituto Geológico de Angola (IGEO), Canga Xiaquivuila, presented to the management of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas the potentialities of rare-earth elements in the alkaline complex of Serra da Neve, located in the province of Namibe , on the south coast of Angola.
Tiffany and LVMH modify merger price
30 october 2020
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), the world’s leading luxury products group, and Tiffany & Co. (Tiffany), the global luxury jeweler, announced on Thursday that they have concluded an agreement modifying certain terms of their initial merger agreement to reflect a purchase price of $131.50 in cash and to reduce closing conditionality.
