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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
BlueRock sells diamonds at an average price of $330/ct
04 september 2020
BlueRock has sold 3,805 carats recovered at its Kareevlei Diamond Mine, in South Africa for $1.255 million or at an average price of $330 per carat.
GJEPC inaugurates two-day virtual Buyer-Seller Meet
04 september 2020
The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC) inaugurated its first Virtual Buyer and Seller Meet for loose diamonds on 3 September 2020.
Gem Diamonds reduces net debt to $5.5m
04 september 2020
Gem Diamonds reduced its net debt position by $4.7 million to $5.5 million during the first half of the year as a result of positive cash generation.
Rio Tinto previews Argyle pink, red, violet and blue diamond to an exclusive clientele
04 september 2020
In one of its very last offerings to an exclusive group of collectors, diamond connoisseurs and luxury jewellery houses, Rio Tinto has provided a virtual preview of rare Argyle pink, red, violet and blue diamonds from its iconic diamond mine.
Russian scientists are looking for ways to detect diamond ‘ghost pipes’
03 september 2020
Scientists at the Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research belonging to the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FCIARctic) are developing new methods of detecting diamond-bearing pipes, as they believe that traditional methods of exploration, including magnetic, gravity and electrical prospecting, have ceased to be effective.
Sarine sees positive developments in the global diamond industry
03 september 2020
Sarine Technologies Ltd has updated its investing public on some positive developments in the diamond industry, mentioning the total rough diamond sales by major producers to about $ 500 mn in August; and the polishing activity back to 70-80% of levels before Covid-19 shutdown.
De Beers, Orange Business develop geofencing solution for safe offshore mining
03 september 2020
De Beers Marine South Africa and Orange Business Services have jointly developed a geofencing solution to boost safety in marine diamond mining operations.
BlueRock’s 12ct diamond valued at $104k –report
03 september 2020
BlueRock Diamonds, which recovered a 12.12 ct diamond last July at its Kareevlei mine, in South Africa, has valued the stone at $104 000.
Hong Kong’s jewelry sales plunge 54% in July 2020
02 september 2020
Total revenue from jewelry, watches, and other luxury items plunged 53.7% y-o-y to $328.5 mn for July, according to Hong Kong’s Census and Statistics Department. Sales in all retail categories dropped 23% to $3.41 bn.
TAGS-DMCC holds successful rough diamond tender in Dubai
02 september 2020
Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS) welcomed back its valued customers to Dubai between the 24th and 31st August 2020 at the first tender held in the DDE, Almas Tower since the commencement of the pandemic.
