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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
Norilsk Nickel joins the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance as pending member
26 april 2021
Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of palladium and one of the biggest producers of nickel, platinum, and copper, has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) as a pending member.
De Beers Q1 diamond output down 7% to 7.2Mcts
23 april 2021
De Beers' diamond production dropped by 7% to 7.2 million carats in the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to operational challenges, including excessive rainfall in southern Africa and a COVID-19-related shut down in Canada, as well as planned maintenance in Namibia.
China’s gold price approaches the $1800 level
23 april 2021
After profit-taking helped bring down the price of gold to the level of $1763, and amid pressures on the dollar, the price of gold bounced higher on April 21 to the $1788 resistance. At the beginning of this week's trading, the price of gold jumped to the resistance level of $1791.
Ten-carat diamond ring sold through social media
23 april 2021
The pandemic forced luxury goods companies to use social media, video, and virtual showrooms to woo customers in Europe and keep them shopping at a time when tourists, especially from China, have been absent for more than a year.
Anglo boosts Q1 PGMs output
23 april 2021
Anglo American says its platinum group metals (PGMs) production increased by 6% to 694,900 ounces in the first quarter of 2021, due to the lower impact of COVID-19, with lockdowns starting in late the first quarter of 2020.
14.7 kg of smuggled gold seized at Kochi Port in India
23 april 2021
In a major crackdown, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on 20 April seized 14.7 kg of gold from baggage that arrived at Kochi port. Even though gold seizure from airports is common in Kerala, it was after years of a gap that gold was seized from a seaport in the State.
Guangdong jewellery import-export trade increases by 60% in Q1
22 april 2021
In the first quarter of 2021, Guangdong import and export trade reached a record high, exceeding the pre-epidemic level. This statistical data was released April 19 by the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs.
Shanghai Customs smash diamond smuggling gangs
22 april 2021
On April 15, Shanghai Customs, together with other local customs and public security departments, launched a special operation against diamond smuggling in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and other places, and arrested 20 suspects involved in diamond smuggling.
BlueRock Q1 diamond prices stronger than pre-COVID period
22 april 2021
BlueRock Diamonds, the AIM-listed diamond producer, which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa, has recorded stronger diamond prices in the first quarter of the year.
Barrick Gold's Kibali on course to meet production target in DRC
22 april 2021
Barrick Gold's Kibali mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), produced 191 612 ounces (oz) of gold in the first quarter of 2021, putting it on course to meet its full-year production target.
