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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
Namdeb unveils testing facility for COVID-19
22 july 2020
Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and De Beers, has unveiled a new testing facility for COVID-19 around its operations in Oranjemund, Namibia.
NY businessman charged for running jewelry Ponzi scheme
22 july 2020
Gregory Altieri, 53, a New York businessman reportedly lured investors with returns of up to 70 % within five months, bought jewelry at closeout prices during the two-year scheme.
ALROSA Zim begins diamond prospecting
21 july 2020
ALROSA Zimbabwe, a joint venture between Russian diamond giant ALROSA and the state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), has commenced prospecting and preliminary exploration works for primary diamond deposits.
Rio Tinto’s diamond production dips 5% in Q2 2020
21 july 2020
Rio Tinto’s Q2 2020 diamond production declined 5% to 4.23 mln carats on a y-o-y basis, but increased 23% compared with Q1 2020, as per a press release from the miner.
Firestone Diamonds continues with care, maintenance at Liqhobong
21 july 2020
Firestone Diamonds’ 75% owned Liqhobong Diamond Mine, in Lesotho remained on care and maintenance during the quarter ended 30 June 2020 at a cost of $3.2 million.
Mountain Province Diamonds announces Q2 2020 production results
21 july 2020
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. has announced production and sales results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine, according to a press release from the miner.
Lesetho grants amnesty to unlicenced small-scale diamond miners
21 july 2020
Lesotho has appealed to unlicenced artisanal diamond miners to hand in their stockpile to the authorities before it starts issuing licences for small scale miners, according to local media.
Botswana Diamonds swoops for Petra’s exploration assets
20 july 2020
Petra Diamonds has agreed to dispose of its exploration assets in Botswana through the sale of its wholly owned Sekaka Diamonds Exploration to Botswana Diamonds for $300000.
BlueRock Diamonds raises £1.25mln to fast track growth plans
20 july 2020
BlueRock Diamonds has raised £1.25 million to fast track growth plans at its Kareevlei Diamond Mine in South Africa as well as help strengthen its balance sheet.
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery’s quarterly retail sales value drops by 20.2%
20 july 2020
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (CTF) said its retail sales value during the quarter ended June shrank by 20.2 percent from a year ago, with that of Hong Kong, Macau and other markets, which accounted for 11.4 percent of the total, plunging 69 percent year-on-year.
