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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
Akil Zubir to head ALROSA’s office in Belgium
17 september 2020
Akil Zubir appointed as Managing Director of ALROSA BELGIUM NV following an internal competition among ALROSA Group employees. Sergey Panchekhin, who has worked at ALROSA for more than 20 years, plans to retire after his employment contract ends in late October. ALROSA announced this in a press release issued today.
Angola produces 5.3Mcts in 8 months
17 september 2020
Angola produced 5.3 million carats of diamonds between January and August this year, according to the state media. Endiama president Ganga Júnior was quoted by Angop as saying that production will rise to 8.3 million carats in December, a 20% decline from the initial target.
India’s cut and polished diamond export dips 25.72% in August
17 september 2020
India’s cut and polished diamond exports declined 25.72 per cent registering $ 1216.79 mn during August 2020, against $ 1638.22 mn exported in August 2019, according to provisional data released by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India.
First Virtual World Diamond Congress concludes successfully
17 september 2020
The third day of the 39th World Diamond Congress ended with a closing session addressed by World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Yoram Dvash and International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) President Ronnie VanderLinden.
ALROSA continues ‘flexible sales’ of rough diamonds in September
17 september 2020
The company said it “maintains the most flexible conditions during September trading session for its long-term clients, aiming to nurture the green shoots of market recovery.”
Catoca registers losses in the first half of 2020
16 september 2020
Diamond production in the CATOCA project, in the Angolan province of Lunda Sul, recorded a drop of 8 percent in the first half of the current year, compared to the same period in 2019.
The State Duma amends Budget Code of Russia to allow higher diamond purchases by Gokhran
16 september 2020
The State Duma approved in the second reading an amendment to the Budget Code of Russia allowing the government to increase diamond purchases by Gokhran in 2020 at the expense of the federal budget.
Botswana Diamonds intersects thick kimberlite at Marsfontein
16 september 2020
Botswana Diamonds has intersected 4 metres of kimberlite from 54-58 metres in Hole ID M17H001, which is one of the thickest intersections of kimberlite discovered in the Marsfontein – Thorny River project area, in South Africa.
Namdia profit plunges 41%
16 september 2020
amibian state-owned Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) says its profit after-tax eased 41% to N$95.2 million in the financial year ended 31 March 2020 compared with N$161.9 million, a year earlier.
Hundreds attend virtual opening of the World Diamond Congress; Yoram Dvash elected President of WFDB
15 september 2020
Hundreds of attendees logged on to the opening session of the World Diamond Congress held online on 14 September 2020. They represented member bourses of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), manufacturing associations that are members in the International Diamond Manufacturing Association (IDMA), observers, guests and media, says a press release from WFDB.
