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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
Robust recovery for Tiffany & Co in China
12 june 2020
On the occasion when Tiffany & Co reported its financial results on 9 June for the three months ended April 30, 2020, Alessandro Bogliolo, CEO - Tiffany & Co predicted a robust recovery for the company.
COVID-19 impact drags South Africa mining output down
11 june 2020
South Africa’s mining production eased in March and April, reflecting the lockdown imposed in the country to curb the spread of Covid-19, official data shows.
Moody's Report: India’s polished diamond sales to dip 30% FY20-21
11 june 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the global diamond industry drastically, Moody's, the international rating agency forecasts that sales of polished diamonds from India, the largest manufacturing centre, to decline by as much as 30 per cent to $13 bn in the financial year ending March 2021.
Angola extends search for independent valuators of rough diamonds – again
11 june 2020
The government of Angola has for the second time extended the search for three independent valuators to assort, value and determine the reserve prices of Angolan rough diamonds prior to their commercialisation.
Signet Jewelers reports Q1 results
11 june 2020
Signet Jewelers Limited, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, announced its preliminary results for the 13 weeks ended May 2, 2020 ("first quarter Fiscal 2021").
ZCDC fails to pay workers for 3 months
11 june 2020
State-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has failed to pay salaries to its employees for three months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Putin instructs the government to consider support measures for Russia’s jewelry industry
10 june 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to consider the inclusion of the jewelry industry on the list of economic sectors most affected by the spread of coronavirus, the Finmarket news agency reported.
ALROSA's sales in May remain low
10 june 2020
Total sales of diamond products in May amounted to $40.1 million.
Pangolin raises $600k for Botswana exploration expenditures
10 june 2020
Pangolin Diamonds intends to complete a non-brokered private placement of units to raise aggregate gross proceeds of up to $600,000.
Kazera acquires interest in SA diamond mine
10 june 2020
Kazera Global has acquired a controlling interest in a near-term producing diamond mine and in a heavy mineral sands (HMS) opportunity in South Africa.
