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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
ALROSA approves nominees to the new Supervisory Board
24 march 2020
Following the absentee voting on March 20, ALROSA Supervisory Board determined the list of nominees for the new Supervisory Board to be approved at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in June.
Lucapa to test priority kimberlite pipes in Canguige catchment
24 march 2020
Lucapa Diamond is set to commence bulk sampling between April and May to test first of the priority kimberlite pipes in the Canguige catchment for diamonds.
Signet Jewelers provides a COVID-19 business update
24 march 2020
Signet Jewelers Limited, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, provided an update on its global operations in response to the continued spread and impact of COVID-19.
HKTDC: The twin shows are postponed again
24 march 2020
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) noted in a statement that on March 19, the Hong Kong government-enforced measures requiring all travellers arriving in the city to isolate themselves for 14 days, to contain the coronavirus cases a second time.
Botswana delays Okavango Blue diamond sale
23 march 2020
Botswana’s State-owned diamond trader, Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) has delayed the auction of its Okavango Blue diamond due to the uncertainty in the diamond industry.
Zim targets $1bln diamond sector by 2023 as Anjin, ALROSA jolt into action
23 march 2020
Zimbabwe is expecting the diamond sector to contribute $1 billion towards the targeted $12 billion mining revenues by 2023.
Indian diamond industry faces worst price crash in recent times
23 march 2020
The world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat is headed for a doomsday following the worst crash in polished diamonds prices in the international market.
Nikolay Gorokhov was appointed Director of the ALROSA subsidiary in Vladivostok
23 march 2020
Following the results of an internal corporate selection contest Nikolai Gorokhov was appointed to the position of director of the ALROSA subsidiary in Vladivostok.
Surat heads for total closure
23 march 2020
With two fresh positive cases of Coronavirus reported on Saturday, Surat heads for a total closure and will remain closed from 22 to 31st March ’20.
COVID-19 coronavirus: AWDC postpones African Diamond Conference
20 march 2020
Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has postponed its second African Diamond Conference (ADC), which was due in Durban, South Africa next May, due to concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
