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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
AIGS Lab opens branch in Shanghai
19 june 2020
The AIGS Lab has opened a branch in Shanghai to meet growing demand for gemstone reports in the Chinese market.
Angola to boost diamond polishing capacity
19 june 2020
Angola is set to boost diamond value addition with the recent launch of the Saurimo Diamond Development Pole (Hub) in Luanda.
DMCC stands by DDE’s commitment to transparency
19 june 2020
The DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) on 18 July 2020 through an Official Statement sent to Rough & Polished, said that in January 2020, “Ernest Blom Diamonds Pty Ltd' had commenced a DIFC Court proceedings against the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) and other defendants, which included a claim for alleged damages.
Mountain Province Diamonds provided revised guidance for 2020
19 june 2020
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced revised guidance for 2020 for the Gahcho Kué Mine. The company withdrew its original guidance for 2020 in March due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ALROSA successfully completed book building for its 7-year Eurobond issue
18 june 2020
ALROSA has completed the book building for its $500 m 7-year Eurobond issue. The coupon rate is 3.1%.
SA advised to sell off Alexkor’s deeper offshore diamond concessions
18 june 2020
The South African government has been advised to sell two deeper offshore diamond resources owned by the struggling state-owned diamond company, Alexkor.
PGI Report: China’s platinum jewellery industry on the recovery path
18 june 2020
The latest Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) indicates positive momentum for the platinum jewellery industry later this year, with China leading the recovery in Q2.
Lucara conducts diamond tender in Antwerp
18 june 2020
Lucara Diamond is currently conducting an auction of its diamonds from the Karowe mine, in Botswana, according to a notice by the Bonas Group.
Rio Tinto not to pursue control of Diavik Mine
18 june 2020
Australian-British Rio Tinto has ceased speculation about the possible acquisition of Dominion Diamond Mines' 40% share in the Diavik mine in Canada's Northwest Territories, which would become wholly-owned by the world's leading mining company.
SODIAM employees nabbed for swapping diamond parcels
18 june 2020
Several SODIAM employees were arrested and arraigned before court in Angola’s capital after they allegedly swapped diamonds in parcels already sold and ready to be dispatched to customers.
