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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
Rio Tinto’s diamond production down 10% in Q3
19 october 2020
At Argyle, which is 100% owned by Rio Tinto in Western Australia, the diamond production was 3,203,000 ct in Q3 from 1,802,000 tonnes of AK1 ore processed during this period, registering a 10% lower than the production in the same period of 2019. The lower caratage is attributed to lower grade ores.
Mountain Province Diamonds announces 3Q 2020 production results
19 october 2020
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced production results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 from the Gahcho Kué diamond mine.
ALROSA posts Q3 and 9M 2020 operating results
16 october 2020
ALROSA reported its Q3 2020 diamond production of 9.2 m carats and a q-o-q increase in sales to 5 m carats. 9M 2020 diamond production declined to 22.9 m carats, and sales amounted to 15.1 m carats.
Muzo emerald and diamond necklace to be auctioned on 29 November in Hong Kong
16 october 2020
Christie’s will unveil the Muzo Emerald and Diamond Double Rivière by Edmond Chin for the House of Boghossian, to lead the flagship auction of Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale on 29 November.
Synthetic diamonds growing, demand-driven by retailers rather than consumers – Bonas
16 october 2020
Synthetic diamonds have grown exponentially over the years, but remain relatively small compared to the natural diamond market, according to an expert from the Bonas Group.
GIA introduced its Laboratory-Grown Diamond Report
16 october 2020
As consumer interest in laboratory-grown diamonds increases, GIA (Gemological Institute of America) is driving its consumer-protection mission forward by introducing its Laboratory-Grown Diamond Report (LGDR), a family of four new digital-only reports for laboratory-grown diamonds with 4Cs color and clarity specifications replacing the descriptive terms and grade ranges previously used on GIA reports for laboratory-grown diamonds.
India's ‘moneybags’ clamber for pink diamonds as they are not forever
16 october 2020
The demand for Argyle pink diamonds in India has gone up almost three times compared to last year. The country’s high net worth individuals (HNWI) are rushing to grab an Argyle pink diamond before Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in Australia closes down operations by the end of the year.
De Beers continues on a recovery path as latest rough sales rake in $467mln
15 october 2020
De Beers has raked in $467 million from the eighth sales cycles of 2020 compared with $297 million, the previous year, according to Anglo American, which has an 85% stake in the diamond company.
Sotheby's put up for sale a pink diamond "The Spirit of the Rose" from ALROSA
15 october 2020
Sotheby's auction house has put up for sale a pink diamond "The Spirit of the Rose", extracted and cut by ALROSA. "The Spirit of the Rose" was graded by GIA as fancy vivid purple-pink with excellent clarity, excellent polish and very good symmetry.
Botswana Diamonds to zero-in on potential kimberlite pipes in SA
15 october 2020
Dual-listed Botswana Diamonds has commenced a precision ground geophysics programme to zero-in on potential kimberlite pipes on the prospective Marsfontein and Thorny River properties, in South Africa.
