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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
GJEPC strives to find a recovery path for India’s diamond industry post COVID-19
19 august 2020
After months of disruptions due to COVID-19, the Indian diamond industry has begun showing signs of a gradual recovery in the diamond cutting centres and jewellery units in SEZs, as demand gradually picked up in global consumer markets.
Strong balance sheet to help De Beers weather coronavirus storm
19 august 2020
De Beers is expected to weather the coronavirus storm as it got into this crisis with a strong balance sheet, according to a company executive.
ALROSA allows customers to reject buying diamonds in August
19 august 2020
ALROSA, whose sales have recently been at their lowest point, nevertheless decided to give its long-term customers "unprecedented flexibility" in order to speed up the market's return to a balance between supply and demand.
Namibia diamond output to fall on Covid-19 – chamber of mines
19 august 2020
Diamond production in Namibia is expected to fall in 2020, negatively impacting government revenue and export earnings, according to the country’s chamber of mines. Chamber of Mines of Namibia resident Zebra Kasete said the drop in diamond output was due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Graff’s jewellery pieces to be ‘stars’ of Sotheby’s online auction
18 august 2020
Legendary diamond jeweller Graff’s bejewelled pieces are set to be the highlights of Sotheby’s online auction, which is scheduled to take place for a week starting August 26.
India’s polished diamond export dips 38.85% in July
18 august 2020
India’s cut and polished diamond exports declined by 38.85% recording $ 918.44 mn during July 2020 as against $ 1501.97 mn exported in July 2019, according to provisional data released by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India.
Zimbabwe sets ambitious diamond output target
18 august 2020
Zimbabwe has set an ambitious diamond production target of 12 million carats by 2025, according to the state media citing a government official.
Gemfields progresses with Montepuez Ruby Mining resettlement despite Covid-19 induced delays
18 august 2020
Gemfields says it is making ‘good progress’ with the Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) resettlement project, in Mozambique despite being slowed down by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Australian miner India Bore Diamond discovers rare coloured diamonds
17 august 2020
Australian junior diamond miner, India Bore Diamond Holdings Pty Ltd (IBDH) says that diamonds mined at its project in the Ellendale diamond field possess an extremely rare purple or violet natural fluorescence and may form part of an undiscovered population of extremely valuable diamonds at Ellendale, according to a press release from the miner.
Lucara re-scopes, reduce budget for Karowe underground expansion
17 august 2020
Lucara's underground expansion programme at its Karowe Mine in Botswana has been re-scoped and reduced from the previous budget of $53 million for the year and will focus on long lead time critical-path items through the remainder of 2020.
