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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...
18 november 2024
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
India’s gold imports down 14% in FinYear 2019-2020
21 april 2020
According to India’s Ministry of Commerce, gold imports into India fell by 14.23% in value terms during FY2019-20 to $ 28.2 bln as against during FY2018-19, when the country’s imports of gold stood at $32.91 bln.
Zimbabwe allows mining to resume as it extends lockdown
21 april 2020
Zimbabwe has allowed mining companies to resume production as it extended the national lockdown by two weeks to May 3 in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic.
Yoram Dvash elected Acting President of WFDB
21 april 2020
Yoram Dvash, President of the Israel Diamond Bourse, was yesterday unanimously elected as the Acting President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB).
India may impose embargo on diamond imports for 1-3 months
20 april 2020
India may impose an embargo on the import of rough diamonds for a period of 1 to 3 months after the expiration of the national lockdown on May 3, said industry website The Diamond Loupe citing unofficial sources. However, there is no official confirmation of this information yet.
Coronavirus: Anglo, De Beers make additional donations to South Africa
20 april 2020
Anglo American and its subsidiary, De Beers have made additional donations of $2 million to South Africa’s Solidarity Fund that exists specifically to help address the impacts of COVID-19.
Vast Resources raises £600,000 as it awaits conclusion of Zim diamond JV
20 april 2020
Vast Resources has raised £600,000 before costs through a placing of 392,1 million ordinary shares to maintain its working capital in light of the anticipated conclusion of the Chiadzwa Community Diamond Concession joint venture in Zimbabwe.
Rio Tinto Diamond output dips 10% y-o-y in Q1
20 april 2020
Rio Tinto Diamond has announced that it recovered 3.4 mln carats for the three months ending March 31, a drop of 10% year on year in the first quarter.
Luk Fook targets millennials to achieve larger consumer market
20 april 2020
To gain a stronger foothold in the jewellery consumer market, Luk Fook Holdings (International) Ltd is effectively promoting affordable luxury jewellery products to China's young and tech-savvy buyers.
AGD DIAMONDS unearthes unique 50.36ct stone
17 april 2020
AGD DIAMONDS retrieved a unique gem-quality diamond weighing 50.36 carats at its Grib Mining and Processing Division on April 13, 2020.
Covid-19: SA allows mining industry to operate at 50% capacity
17 april 2020
The South African government has allowed the mining industry to resume operations at 50% capacity as the country’s lockdown was extended to early next month.
