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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
James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration
London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...
07 october 2024
Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products
Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...
30 september 2024
De Beers Marine searches for diamonds off Greenland's west coast
07 october 2021
Diamond giant De Beers has commissioned a survey of the seabed off Greenland's west coast, near the town of Maniitsoq, according to media reports. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) surveyed on behalf of De Beers and is expected to take months to analyse the data gathered.
Namibian police, customs stop shipment of Namdia diamonds
06 october 2021
The Namibian police and customs officials recently refused to allow the state-owned Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) to ship diamonds worth N$150 million (about $10 million), according to the local media.
The Israeli diamond industry demonstrates production growth across the board ahead of holiday season
06 october 2021
Israel’s diamond figures for the first three quarters of the year, released by the Diamond Controller of the Israel Ministry of Economy and Industry, show substantial growth in diamond imports and exports, says the press release distributed by the Israel Diamond Institute on Tuesday noting that the growth continues the positive trend of the last quarter of 2020.
De Beers’ GemFair conducts first auction of ASM diamonds
06 october 2021
De Beers’ GemFair, a programme that helps formalise the artisanal and small-scale diamond mining (ASM) sector, has sold its first dedicated parcels of ethically sourced, traceable ASM diamonds via De Beers Group Auctions. It said an assortment of rough diamonds sourced from GemFair-registered ASM sites in Sierra Leone was made available for sale at the auction event.
Zimbabwe: Penhalonga residents clash with artisanal gold miners
06 october 2021
A violent clash between Zimbabwe’s Penhalonga residents and several artisanal gold miners working under Prime Royal Africa erupted last week Friday, according to the Centre for Natural Resource Governance. The community confronted hundreds of artisanal miners, demanding that they leave their area.
Christie’s to auction Harry Woolf’s famous private collection of Faberge
05 october 2021
Christie’s announces the sale of an iconic, private collection of Fabergé masterpieces from the collection of Mr. Harry Woolf, to take place live at Christie’s London on 29 November 2021 during the Autumn Russian Art sales season. The selection comprises 86 pieces from Mr. Woolf’s extraordinary Fabergé collection which he personally composed over a period of nearly fifty years from the 1970's until 2019.
Anglo American makes senior leadership changes
05 october 2021
Anglo American has appointed the current managing director of De Beers Managed Operations, Mpumi Zikalala, as the new chief executive of Kumba Iron Ore.
Diamonds from Australia's L-Channel mine have the same rare properties as the Hope Diamond
05 october 2021
India Bore Diamond Holdings’ (IBDH) studies into the unique properties and characteristics of the L-Chanel diamonds at its Ellendale project in Australia have revealed an amazing new phenomenon.
AngloGold Ashanti resumes underground ore mining at Obuasi
05 october 2021
AngloGold Ashanti is expected to resume underground ore mining at the Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana by mid-October. Underground mining activities at Obuasi were voluntarily suspended following a sill pillar failure on 18 May 2021 that resulted in the tragic loss of one of the company’s employees.
The first "Italian Jewellery Summit" to be held in Arezzo in mid-November
05 october 2021
Since current international mobility conditions still do not allow Asian and American buyers to come to Italy, the Italian Exhibition Group, in agreement with the relevant trade associations and Arezzo Municipal Council, has therefore postponed Gold/Italy (originally scheduled to take place from 23rd to 25th October at Arezzo Expo Centre) to 2022.
