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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
Petra gets shot in the arm, ends formal sale process
21 october 2020
Petra Diamonds says its financial stakeholders have agreed to provide additional liquidity, which puts the group on a viable footing going forward. The diamond group said it reached an agreement in principle with an ad-hoc group (AHG) of noteholders and South African lenders on key terms of a restructuring programme.
IIJS Virtual 2020: A game changer for the Indian gem and jewellery industry
21 october 2020
India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Virtual 2020, powered by GIA, organized by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), concluded on October 16, 2020. The five-day jewellery extravaganza which commenced on October 12, 2020, has been one of a kind experience for all the exhibitors and visitors.
Middle-class, millennials and generation Z to drive growth of jewellery segment
21 october 2020
Jewellery application is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3% from 2019 to 2030, according to Trusted Business Insights.
Namibia Q2 diamond output jumps 8.7% to over 368KCts
21 october 2020
Namibia’s diamond production jumped year-on-year by 8.7% to 368 331 carats in the second quarter of 2020, according to the country’s central bank.
BlueRock sells diamonds at an average price of $300/ct
20 october 2020
BlueRock Diamonds says it sold 2,900 carats from the Kareevlei diamond mine in South Africa for just over $870,000at or at an average price of $300 per carat.
Zim ships diamonds worth $71mln in first eight months of 2020
20 october 2020
Zimbabwe exported diamonds worth $71 million between January and August this year, according to data released by ZimStats. The diamonds were dwarfed by gold, which earned the country $645 million during the same period.
Chaim Pluczenik elected new AWDC president
20 october 2020
The new AWDC board of directors has elected Chaim Pluczenik as new president the AWDC among its members replacing outgoing President Nishit Parikh, who retired after two years in office as President and didn’t apply as a candidate in the recent elections.
Star recovers 3,005 diamonds from bulk sampling project, bemoans diamond breakage
20 october 2020
Star Diamond has recovered 3,005 diamonds weighing 131.82 carats from the fourth bulk sample trench (19FALCT010) of 10 excavated on the Star Kimberlite by Rio Tinto Exploration Canada.
Mothae indicated diamond resource up 280% - Lucapa
19 october 2020
Lucapa Diamond says its 70%-owned Mothae Mine, in Lesotho, has recorded a 280% increase in indicated diamond resource. It said a total Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) classified Indicated Resource increased by 6.8Mt to 9.2Mt (~280%).
Diamcor revenue plateaus despite challenges
19 october 2020
Diamcor Mining, which owns the Krone-Endora at Venetia project, in South Africa says it earned about $3,03 million in revenue as of March 31, 2020, which is consistent with revenues of $3,03 million realised during the prior fiscal year.
