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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
Lucara’s Clara expands collaboration with Sarine to extend provenance traceability
29 june 2020
Lucara Diamond’s Clara Diamond Solutions Corporation has expanded its collaboration with Sarine Technologies to extend provenance traceability of its diamonds.
IEG & Vicenzaoro to host ‘VOICE’ from 12 -14, September
29 june 2020
Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) and Vicenzaoro will host a special Live-cum-Virtual Event -VOICE (Vicenzaoro International Community Event) - at Vicenza’s Expo Centre from September 12-14, 2020.
Angola establishes Mineral Resources Agency
26 june 2020
Angola has established the National Agency of Mineral Resources (ANRM) as it steps up efforts to restructure the mining industry.
WFDB President calls for greater transparency in pricing
26 june 2020
In a letter addressed to the global diamond industry, the WFDB Acting President Yoram Dvash has called upon the members of the diamond industry worldwide to be more vigilant and transparent to safeguard the industry which is in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
ALROSA shareholders elected new Supervisory Board
26 june 2020
The shareholders of PJSC ALROSA elected a new Supervisory Board of the company and made a number of other decisions at the annual general meeting, said the company’s press release distributed on Thursday.
Gem Diamonds recovers 163ct yellow diamond
26 june 2020
Gem Diamonds has recovered a 163 carat yellow type 1 diamond at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho.
ALROSA dividends for 2019 will amount to 6.47 rubles per share
26 june 2020
At the ALROSA general annual meeting held on July 24 and arranged as absentee voting, shareholders decided to pay dividends for the second half of the year in the amount of 19.37 billion rubles.
Botswana Diamonds resumes SA fieldwork after three-month lockdown
26 june 2020
Botswana Diamonds has resumed its fieldwork at the Marsfontein diamond development project, in South Africa after a three-month lockdown.
Artisanal tanzanite miner hits jackpot in Tanzania
26 june 2020
A Tanzanian artisanal miner earned 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.35 million) for the two largest tanzanite gemstones ever found in the country, according to media reports.
Coronavirus suspended work at Internatsionalny diamond mine
25 june 2020
After several employees at the Internatsionalny diamond mine developed by ALROSA had positive tests for coronavirus infection, the operations at the mine were suspended, according to Interfax citing the company’s media communications.
