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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
CIBJO announced appointment of Jonathan Kendall as Executive Vice President
24 march 2021
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, announced the appointment of Jonathan Kendall as the association’s Executive Vice President. His nomination was tabled by CIBJO president Gaetano Cavalieri and approved by the CIBJO board of directors.
Lucapa completes Mothae expansion project
23 march 2021
Lucapa Diamond says it has completed the Mothae expansion project, in Lesotho, which is designed to increase nameplate capacity by 45% from about 1.1 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 1.6 Mtpa.
Future of Zim State-owned diamond company uncertain – report
23 march 2021
State-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)'s future is uncertain due to the loss of lucrative concessions and government interference, according to a local weekly.
Botswana Diamonds recovers 11 diamonds, 'abundant' kimberlitic indicators at SA project
23 march 2021
AIM and BSE listed diamond explorer, Botswana Diamonds has recovered 11 diamonds and "abundant" kimberlitic indicators from drill samples at the recently discovered River Kimberlite pipe at Thorny River in South Africa.
Caledonia to be included in Global Junior Gold Miners Index
23 march 2021
Caledonia Mining, which owns and operates the Blanket mine in Zimbabwe, will for the first time be added to the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ) Index.
Lesedi Drilling awarded kimberlite exploration contract in SA's Limpopo
22 march 2021
Lesedi Drilling was appointed to explore the kimberlite country rock contacts underground at an unnamed Limpopo-based diamond mine, in South Africa, Mining Weekly reports.
Kazera sees SA diamond division operating profitably
22 march 2021
The AIM-listed investment company Kazera Global says diamond production closed for February at 242 carats from the 220 carats reported on 23 February 2021. It said assuming a sale price of $200 per carat, the South African diamond division will be operating on a profitable basis once sales are achieved.
Grib Diamonds nets over $ 50 million for rough diamonds auctioned on its Internet trading platform
22 march 2021
Grib Diamonds, a trading arm of AGD Diamonds, sold more than 620,000 carats of rough diamonds at an auction on its Internet trading platform last Thursday. The company’s revenue exceeded $ 50 million.
Signet Jewelers delivers strong 4Q results
22 march 2021
Signet Jewelers Limited ("Signet"), the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, announced its results for the 13 weeks ("fourth quarter Fiscal 2021") and 52 weeks ("Fiscal 2021") ended January 30, 2021.
Barrick top manager joins Solaris Board
22 march 2021
Solaris Resources announced the appointment of Kevin Thomson to its board of directors. Thomson will take up his duties effective immediately, as per the official website of the company.
