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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
Chow Tai Fook’s profit up by 107% in FY2021
11 june 2021
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group’s annual results for the fiscal year 2021 showed the company’s profit grew by 107.7 per cent to $775.83 mn. This was a considerable improvement from a loss of 36.6 per cent in FY2020.
World’s first regulator-approved diamond coin launched
11 june 2021
New diamond coin is pitching itself as an alternative commodity for investors to purchase instead of gold bullion. International Gemological Institute (IGI), which provides grading for gems and jewellery grading, has joined hand with Diamond Standard to launch – Diamond Standard Coin, an investment product which can be traded on the market as a regulated commodity, similar to gold.
Namibia blocks Namdia proposal to appoint a diamond evaluator
10 june 2021
Namibia’s mines ministry has blocked the state-owned Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) chief executive Kennedy Hamutenya’s proposal to appoint his sales manager to replace C-Sixty Investment as the company’s diamond valuator.
Lucara unearths 470 ct diamond in Botswana
10 june 2021
Lucara Diamond has recovered a 470 carat top light brown cleavage diamond from its wholly-owned Karowe Diamond Mine, in Botswana. The diamond, measuring 49x42x26mm, was recovered from direct milling of ore sourced from the EM/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe.
Gem Diamonds acquires 20 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for Lesotho
10 june 2021
Gem Diamonds’ subsidiary, Letšeng Diamonds has donated 20 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to the government of Lesotho.
De Beers considers carbon-neutral diamond mine near Iqaluit
10 june 2021
De Beers has set an ambitious goal to make the Chidliak project its first carbon neutral diamond mine. The project is located on the Hall Peninsula of Baffin Island, approximately 200 kilometres south of Pangnirtung and about 120 kilometres from Iqaluit.
UAE retailer Jawhara Jewellery partners with Forevermark
10 june 2021
Award-winning jewellery retail brand Jawhara Jewellery has announced that it has been appointed as an authorised Forevermark Jeweller in the Middle East.
Ethiopia realises over $500 mln from gold sales
10 june 2021
Ethiopia has raked in $505 million from the gold mining sector in the first 10 months of the current 2020/21 fiscal year, according to the state broadcaster.
DRC state-owned diamond firm eyes recovery
09 june 2021
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s state diamond company, MIBA - the Bakwanga Mining Company is expected to revive its operations following a $5 million capital injection in August last year by President Felix Tshisekedi.
Diamcor changes terms of warrants
09 june 2021
Diamcor Mining says it intends to reprice about 2,9 million of its outstanding warrants expiring on June 20 and 1,8 million of the company’s outstanding warrants expiring on August 29.
