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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
Botswana Diamonds applies for kimberlite concessions in Zimbabwe
02 march 2021
Aim-listed diamond exploration company, Botswana Diamonds has applied for kimberlite concessions in the North West of Zimbabwe.
Mountain Province announced plan for restart of operations at Gahcho Kué mine
02 march 2021
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. reported that the ramp-up to resume operations at the Gahcho Kué Mine had begun. The mine suspended production related activities on February 6 after experiencing several cases of COVID-19.
Honk Kong jewellery export increases 19.4% in January vs last year
02 march 2021
The data from the Census and Statistics Department indicated that Hong Kong’s jewellery exports were up 19.4 per cent y-on-y in January 2021, reflecting sustained recovery since November last year.
ALROSA puts up an exceptional 242-carat diamond for the 100th auction
01 march 2021
In honor of the 100th anniversary auction of special-sized diamonds, ALROSA is putting up for auction one of the largest jewelry-quality crystals produced by the group since 2000. The last time a lot of this level was put up for open sale was five years ago, the company press-service reported.
Lucapa recovers 19th +100ct from Lulo
01 march 2021
Lucapa Diamond has recovered the 19th +100 carat diamond from its 40%-owned Lulo alluvial diamond mine in Angola. The 114 carat Type IIa D-colour white diamond was recovered from Mining Block 46 (MB46), making it the third +100 carat diamond unearthed from the block in the last eight weeks.
Petra to commence implementation of business restructuring
01 march 2021
Petra Diamonds is expected to commence the implementation of the company’s restructuring from early this month. “…the company is pleased to announce that the scheme conditions effective date has occurred,” it said in a brief statement.
Indian worker finds 14.9 ct diamond in MP’s Panna district
01 march 2021
A labourer Ramkrishna Vishwakarma found a 14.9 carats diamond with an estimated worth of US$ 96,139.96 from a shallow diamond mine in the Krishna Kalyanpur belt in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district, according to a report in etvbharat.com.
Nirav Modi to be extradited to India
01 march 2021
A UK magistrates' court on 25 Feb 2021 ordered the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, as per media reports.
Lucapa realises $3.7mln from Lulo diamonds sale
26 february 2021
Lucapa Diamond has sold 1,040 carats from its 40%-owned Lulo alluvial mine in Angola for $3.7 million or $3,525 per carat.
De Beers' core earnings drop 25% to $417 mln
26 february 2021
De Beers' core earnings eased 25% to $417 million in 2020 compared to $558 million, the previous year due to the impact of the lower sales volumes and the lower rough price index reducing margins in both the mining and trading business, particularly in the first half of the year.
