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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
SA police nab man found in possession of suspected diamonds
28 may 2020
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested an unnamed man who was found in possession of suspected diamonds, four unlicensed firearms and ammunition, in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng.
ALROSA's Internatsionalnaya pipe to be developed at ultra-deep horizons
27 may 2020
The Federal Autonomous Establishment of Russia Glavgosekspertiza (Main State Expert Review Board) issued a positive conclusion on the basis of the verification of the estimated cost of mining operations for the stripping and development of the Internatsionalnaya pipe in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
ALROSA’s Almazy Anabara reduces its production plan to 3 m cts of diamonds this season
27 may 2020
Almazy Anabara (Diamonds of Anabar), a member of the ALROSA Group, plans to mine about 3 million carats of diamonds in the 2020 washing season, which is 27% lower than the initial production plan of the company.
South Africa allows mining industry to operate at full throttle from June 1
27 may 2020
The South African government will allow mining companies to operate at 100% capacity from June 1 subject to strict Covid-19 protocols.
WFDB on-line trading platform takes industry by storm
27 may 2020
Just a month and a half after the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) acquired the digital trading platform Get Diamonds from the Israel Diamond Institute, the platform has grown to become the world's largest B2B diamond digital marketplace.
National Bank of Angola opens forex trading platform to diamond firms
26 may 2020
The National Bank of Angola (BNA) is set to open the foreign currency trading platform (FXGO) to diamond companies.
Zim’s Murowa Diamonds contributes towards fight against Covid-19
26 may 2020
Rio Zimbabwe’s Murowa Diamonds has donated $40 000 to the Zvishavane district Covid-19 Taskforce and pledged to renovate Lundi Rural Hospital, which is serving as an isolation centre.
Covid-19: Lucara cuts initial capital budget for Karowe underground project
26 may 2020
Lucara Diamond is revising its initial capital budget for the Karowe underground project in Botswana until the uncertainty in global markets caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is gone.
Global demand for platinum jewellery dips 26% in Q1 2020
26 may 2020
In its quarterly bulletin released recently, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) said that the demand for platinum jewellery worldwide during the first three months of 2020 (Q1) was down 26% year-on-year.
Super-rich are buying diamonds and rare gems during the pandemic
26 may 2020
During the time of crisis, the richest people have chosen to invest in ultra-rare gems as a 'safe' store for their wealth.
