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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
Angola lowers diamond output target for 2020
11 september 2020
Angola's diamond production is expected to plummet this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the country's national diamond company, Endiama.
GJEPC: Surat’s diamond manufacturing centre humming again
11 september 2020
Surat, the world’s leading cutting and polishing diamond manufacturing hub, is humming again. Restrictions and rules due to the pandemic are in force, but many leading manufacturers have not reporting any new COVID cases of late.
UNI Diamonds, IDEX create the first fully-transparent price guide for the natural polished diamond industry
11 september 2020
UNI Diamonds, a fintech company focused on building a global marketplace for diamonds, has announced a strategic relationship with a leading diamond price organisation and IDEX (International Diamond Exchange) to create the first fully-transparent and unbiased price guide for the natural polished diamond industry.
Sotheby’s rare diamond auction in Hong Kong scheduled for October
11 september 2020
Sotheby’s is offering one of the rarest diamonds, a 102.39-carat D-colour flawless oval diamond in a live auction scheduled for October 5, 2020, in Hong Kong.
ALROSA rakes in $216.7 million from diamond sales in August
10 september 2020
ALROSA announced its diamond sales for August and eight months of 2020 in a press release distributed on Thursday. Sales of rough and polished diamonds in August increased to $216.7 million, including proceeds from rough diamond sales of $202.1 million, and polished diamond sales of $14.6 million.
Lucapa to resume mining operations at Mothae
10 september 2020
Lucapa Diamond says its plan to recommence diamond mining operations at Mothae diamond mine, in Lesotho and introduce a new diamond marketing channel have been approved.
Petra faces accusations of human rights abuses at Tanzanian diamond mine
10 september 2020
A UK-based law firm, Leigh Day, has filed claims in the High Court of England and Wales on behalf of 32 anonymous individuals against Petra Diamonds and Williamson Diamonds Limited (WDL), the operator of the Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania.
LVMH pulls out of $16 bn Tiffany deal
10 september 2020
The $16.2 bn deal that would have brought together LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Company, which would have been the biggest acquisition ever in the luxury sector has fallen through.
Almazy Anabara extracts over 3.5 million carats of diamonds from alluvial placers in Yakutia
09 september 2020
Almazy Anabara completed the 2020 alluvial diamond mining season and reported that its total output reached 3,559,600 carats. In addition, the diamond miner recovered 168.5 kg of gold and 7 kg of platinum.
De Beers to conduct cycle 8 auctions late September
09 september 2020
Anglo American’s 85%-owned diamond group, De Beers says it will conduct its cycle 8 auctions on 24 September. It said in a post on social media that there will be a range of products across product family and size block available for sale.
