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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
Study of rare diamonds unlocks more of Earth's secrets
05 april 2021
In two recent scientific papers, GIA researchers and their colleagues at other leading research institutions share their latest discoveries based on information gleaned from extremely rare and pure diamonds from very deep within the earth.
ALROSA joins the United Nations Global Compact
05 april 2021
ALROSA joins the world’s largest sustainable development initiative implemented under the auspices of the United Nations in accordance with its principles and values with a view to expanding international cooperation and contributing to addressing global challenges.
Kalyan Jewellers to open 14 showrooms across seven Indian States
05 april 2021
Kalyan Jewellers, one of India’s largest jewellery companies announced on 30 March that it plans to enhance operations across seven Indian States by adding 14 new showrooms - all on April 24th, 2021.
Petra recovers 39.34-carat blue diamond at Cullinan Mine
02 april 2021
Petra Diamonds has recovered a 39.34-carat Type IIb blue diamond at its Cullinan mine, in South Africa. The company said it anticipates that the diamond will be sold via a special tender.
Gemfields suffers $93 mln net loss
02 april 2021
Gemfields says it suffered a $93 million net loss in the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to a net profit of $39-million, a year earlier. Its loss a share was $0.07 in 2020, compared with earnings a share of $0.02 in the prior year.
Alrosa denies the message about a new diamond inside the Yakut "matryoshka diamond"
02 april 2021
Alrosa called its publication about the discovery of a new diamond inside the "matryoshka diamond" recovered in Yakutia in 2019 "an April Fool's joke" and apologized for the misinformation. The corresponding letter from the head of the company's media communications department, Pavel Prytkov was received by TASS on Friday.
Scientists discover another stone in a unique matryoshka diamond from Yakutia
02 april 2021
Scientists from the Research Geological Enterprise of diamond miner ALROSA have discovered another stone inside a unique matryoshka diamond mined in the Nyurba District of Yakutia, according to the company’s media communications statement on Friday.
SA PGM miner Wesizwe narrows profit
02 april 2021
South Africa's platinum group metals (PGM) miner Wesizwe Platinum has narrowed its profit for the year ended December 31 to R51.78-million from R96.8-million, a year earlier.
Fitch affirmed Signet at 'B'; outlook revised to positive
02 april 2021
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Signet Jewelers Limited's and Signet Group Limited's ratings, including their Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B'. The Outlook has been revised to Positive from Negative.
Gold faces headwinds from strong China factory data
01 april 2021
China's factory activity expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in March, official data showed, as factories that had closed for the Lunar New Year holiday resumed production to meet improving demand, according to a report in the Economic Times.
