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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
Russia’s Magadan Province to assess gold reserves
16 march 2021
Geologists will evaluate promising gold reserves in the Tenkinsky District of the Magadan Province, Russia for putting them on the state register, according to RosTender.info.
AWDC imports-exports data for February
15 march 2021
According to the data released by the AWDC, imports of rough diamonds by Antwerp decreased by 0.55% in February, 2021 reaching 8.2 million (against 8.3 million carats in 2020) and rose by 28.22% in value reaching $877 million (against $684 million in 2020).
Petra Diamonds concludes restructuring
15 march 2021
Petra Diamonds has finalised its restructuring, which will provide the company with a stable and sustainable capital structure, significantly reduced financial burdens as well as greater liquidity.
Zim to evict Chilonga villagers for diamonds, not dairy project – report
15 march 2021
Villagers in Chilonga – 35 kilometres south of Chiredzi town, in Zimbabwe – who are facing eviction to make way for a dairy project by Dendairy allege that the hidden reason for their removal is precious minerals in the area such as gold and diamonds, according to the local media.
PGI Report: Platinum leads to overall jewellery market recovery
15 march 2021
Platinum Guild International’s (PGI) Q4 2020 report says that platinum has been instrumental in leading the overall jewellery industry recovery in 2020 across key markets like China, India, Japan and the USA.
Gem Diamonds core earnings jump to $53.2mln in 2020
12 march 2021
Gem Diamonds’ core earnings rose to $53.2 million in 2020 from $41 million a year earlier driven by improved revenues despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the diamond market for the better part of the year.
RZM Murowa faces ejection from exploration site in Chivi
12 march 2021
RZM Murowa (formerly Murowa Diamonds) has been taken to court by a school in Chivi, Zimbabwe, which is seeking its immediate eviction from the school's precincts in Sese Communal Lands, according to the state media.
CIBJO launches new informational website for describing natural and man-made diamonds
12 march 2021
CIBJO launched a new informational website, called “What is a Diamond?” Its purpose is to inform consumers and members of the jewellery and gemstone industry about the precise terminology that should be used to describe both natural diamonds and man-made diamonds.
Call for consolidation of top SA gold miners
12 march 2021
A call has been made for the establishment of a JSE-listed "gold champion" emanating from the consolidation of AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Sibanye. BusinessDay quoted Sibanye-Stillwater chief executive Neal Froneman as saying that South Africa's interest would be "served" by the consolidation of the three gold miners.
De Beers continues to register good demand for rough diamonds
11 march 2021
De Beers raked in $550 million from the second sales cycle of 2021 compared to $362 million, a year earlier as it continues to register good rough diamond demand, according to its parent company, Anglo American.
