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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
Africa loses $89 bln a year to illicit financial flows, extractive commodities hit the most
30 september 2020
African countries are losing $88.6 billion each year to illicit financial flows (IFFs), which is equivalent to 3.7% of the continent’s economic output, according to a report released by the United Nations.
CIBJO to host webinar on cultivating demand for natural diamonds
29 september 2020
CIBJO, the international jewellery confederation, is set to host another webinar this week on cultivating demand for natural diamonds. CIBJO had been holding a series of webinars on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Angola invites Namibian companies to invest in the country
29 september 2020
Namibian companies were invited to invest in Angola in the various projects in the mining and oil subsectors. The invitation was made by the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, during a meeting held by videoconference with his Namibian counterpart, David Thomas, Minister of Energy and Mines.
Attawapiskat fights back; objects De Beers pushing for garbage dump
29 september 2020
De Beers Canada (DBC) is seeking Ontario Government approval for a third landfill waste site to be built and filled up at the Victor Mine Site, while the Attawapiskat First Nation is objecting the move, as per media reports.
Zim police officers nabbed for working with Marange diamond smugglers
29 september 2020
Two Mutare Central District senior police officers were arrested for allegedly working as ‘couriers’ to transport stolen diamonds from the Marange diamond fields, in Zimbabwe, according to the state media.
Lucapa, partners earn $5.6 mln from Lulo diamonds sale
28 september 2020
Lucapa Diamond and its Angolan partners have sold 3,862 carats of Lulo diamonds for gross proceeds of $5.6 million, representing an average price of $1,450 per carat.
Surat's diamond workers to forgo Diwali holidays as demand revives
28 september 2020
Surat's diamond cutting & polishing workers have decided to forgo their Diwali holidays as demand revives. Traditionally, workers in Surat get a fortnight to a month-long holiday for Diwali.
ISO publishes new diamond-grading standard
28 september 2020
The International Standard Organisation (ISO) has published a new set of diamond grading standards recently, which specifies the terminology, classification and the methods to be used for the grading and description of single unmounted polished diamonds.
De Beers reveals jewellery design trends ahead of gifting season
25 september 2020
De Beers has revealed diamond jewellery design trends for the forthcoming gifting season, which are influenced by consumers’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rio Tinto’s Argyle pink diamond tender takes inspiration from Japan
25 september 2020
Rio Tinto’s annual Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender has taken its inspiration for its 2020 showcase from the Japanese philosophy of Ichigo Ichie, celebrating the unrepeatable nature of a moment in time, says a press release from the miner.
