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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
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
Arctic Star discovers 2nd kimberlite on the Diagras project
30 april 2021
Arctic Star Exploration Corp announced that it has made a new kimberlite discovery, on the Diagras project in the Lac de Gras kimberlite field NWT 380km north of Yellowknife. The discovery has been named the Sequoia Kimberlite.
Namibia to finalise redrafting Mining and Diamond Acts
30 april 2021
Namibia is expected to conclude the re-drafting of the Mining and Diamond Acts that are to be tabled in Parliament this year, local media reports.
PGI expects demand for platinum jewellery to grow during the year
29 april 2021
Platinum Guild International (PGI) commissioned a Survey during the first quarter of 2021 and predicts that there will be positive sentiment for the jewellery industry, with a strong indication of robust demand for precious jewellery in three of platinum’s major markets during the coming 12 months, says a press release from PGI.
Angola urges diamond co-operatives to go industrial within two years
29 april 2021
The Angolan government says artisanal and semi-industrial cooperatives should become industrial companies within two years. The state-owned news agency, Angop quoted minister for mineral resources Diamantino Azevedo, who had a meeting with mineral operators from Lunda Sul province, as saying that diamond co-operatives should be organised in a business way and pay tax if they are to continue operating.
ALROSA Supervisory Board recommends H2 2020 dividends of RUB 70.3 bn
29 april 2021
At the meeting held on 27 April, ALROSA Supervisory Board recommended allocating all-time high half-year dividends for H2 2020 amounting to RUB 70.3 bn, or RUB 9.54 per share.
Goldplat completes sale of Kilimapesa Gold
29 april 2021
Goldplat has concluded the sale of its subsidiary Kilimapesa Gold, which owns the Kilimapesa mine, in Kenya, to Mayflower Gold Investments. The AIM-listed company said the conclusion of the transaction will allow it to focus on its recovery operations and Mayflower Gold's parent company Mayflower Capital Investments to accelerate its investment into Kilimapesa.
Angola mulls processing 20% of locally mined diamonds
28 april 2021
Angola has plans to process 20% of all the diamonds produced in the country annually, according to the State-owned news agency, Angop. The news agency quoted mineral resources minister Diamantino de Azevedo as saying that currently 99.5% of rough diamonds in Angola are exported, which was not benefitting the country.
Q1 Antwerp diamond trade underscored rebound and leadership
28 april 2021
While the pandemic continues to affect the world, among others forcing India’s Bharat Diamond Bourse to temporarily close operations, says The Diamond Loupe, the Belgium-based industry edition, Antwerp’s Q1 figures further confirm the industry’s recovery, set in motion in Q4 2020.
Anglo in joint research to explore PGMs-based tech on hydrogen storage, electric vehicles
28 april 2021
Anglo American, through its platinum group metals (PGMs) business Anglo American Platinum, has partnered with Umicore to research and develop a ground-breaking technology that has the potential to transform the way hydrogen can be stored and used to power fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
China’s jewellery sales record 93.4% up in Q1
28 april 2021
Jewellery sales in China improved in Q1 recording a 93.4 per cent increase from the same period last year. Retail sales of gold, silver and jewellery reached around $12.36 bn from January to March. This rise is attributed to the sustained strength in China’s retail sector.
