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Mmetla Masire: Okavango to resume diamond sales in January
Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is set to resume diamond sales in January 2025, whether the market remains depressed or not. ODC managing director Mmetla Masire told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa on the side-lines of...
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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
Gem Diamonds recovers 442 carat diamond at Letšeng
24 august 2020
Gem Diamonds has recovered a ‘high quality’ 442 carat Type II diamond from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho.
Christie’s first-ever online-only dedicated diamond auction under way
24 august 2020
International auction house Christie’s is currently holding its first-ever dedicated diamond sale that is taking place online only, according to the auction house’s website.
One in eight US consumers will choose diamonds to mark a special occasion in absence of travelling – De Beers
21 august 2020
A research conducted among 500 Americans aged 18 and above found that 44% of consumers had more disposable cash due to the cancellation of travel, dining or other experiences during the year, according to De Beers.
Call for Zim to halt Marange diamond mining amid Covid-19 positive cases
21 august 2020
Zimbabwe Diamonds and Allied Workers Union (ZIDAWU) has called for government to stop diamond mining operations in Marange to help curb the spreading of coronavirus.
Lucapa removes L072 kimberlite as a priority target
21 august 2020
Lucapa Diamond has removed L072 kimberlite at the Lulo diamond project in Angola as a priority target for being a potential source of the diamonds recovered in the Canguige tributary sample.
Sierra Leoneans request freeze of Octea's assets in diamond mine lawsuit
21 august 2020
A group of Sierra Leoneans has requested the country’s High Court to freeze the assets of Octea, a subsidiary of Beny Steinmetz's BSG Resources (BSGR) in their ongoing diamond mine lawsuit, according to news reports.
Antwerp rough and polished diamond trade halved in January-July 2020
20 august 2020
In January-July 2020, rough and polished diamond trade in Antwerp almost halved compared to the previous year. This is evidenced by data released by the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC), which attributes this decline to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tiffany to offer traceability report for its larger diamonds from October
20 august 2020
Tiffany & Co is offering customers traceability report of newly sourced, individually registered diamonds of 0.18 carat or larger stones beginning October.
Mountain Province to ask shareholders’ approval on steps taken to strengthen company’s finances
20 august 2020
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. intends to hold a special meeting of shareholders on September 29, 2020. The Special Meeting is being called to enable the Company's shareholders to approve two related party transactions that will significantly strengthen the Company's financial position as it responds to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
FCRF sees COVID-19’s damaging effect on the diamond industry
20 august 2020
According to the Fancy Colored Research Foundation (FCRF), COVID-19 has had a significant effect on the global diamond trade. While demand for fancy color diamonds is percolating and sales are in the pipeline, only a limited number of deals are executed, says a press release from FCRF.
