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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
Lucara renews Karowe mining licence to 2046
11 january 2021
Lucara Diamond has renewed its Karowe mining licence in Botswana for a period of 25 years, securing mining rights to 2046 and marks a critical step in the formal sanction of the Karowe underground expansion project.
Sarine’s tech solutions increase rough trading efficiency
11 january 2021
Sarine Technologies’ advanced scanning capabilities for rough diamond trading is expanding rapidly, enabling the market to trade rough diamonds digitally and efficiently, as per a press release from the company.
Dubai Diamond Exchange to host six diamond tenders in January
11 january 2021
DMCC, the flagship Free Zone of Dubai will host six diamond tenders in its Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) during January 2021. Throughout January, three new companies will be hosting tenders on the new DDE’s floor for the first time - I Henning, KOIN International and Choron/Bonas Group; in addition to regular long-term hosts Trans Atlantic Gems Sales (TAGS), Stargems and Rapaport.
LVMH completed the acquisition of Tiffany & Co
11 january 2021
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, the world’s leading luxury products group, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tiffany & Co., the global luxury jeweler.
Lucapa recovers 113 carat stone at Lulo
04 january 2021
Lucapa Diamond has started the year on a brighter note as it recovered a 113-carat gem-quality white stone from its 40%-owned Lulo alluvial mine in Angola.
Diamcor raises CND$3 mln for SA diamond project
04 january 2021
Diamcor Mining says it raised about CND$3 million from two tranches of convertible loan financing for the continued advancement of the work programmes previously underway before the COVID-19 related shut down at its Krone-Endora at Venetia Project, in South Africa.
GJEPC’s IIJS Virtual 2.0 opens for retailers from 2 January
04 january 2021
IIJS Virtual 2.0 has opened up for retailers to fix appointments from 2nd January 2021. Retailers can now go through product images, catalogues and videos of more than 250 participating exhibitors and fix appointments.
ALROSA becomes member of Shanghai Diamond Exchange
04 january 2021
ALROSA Hong Kong Limited became a member of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE) and received more trading opportunities in mainland China, the company said in its statement for the press.
Surat-based diamantaire launches ‘naturalmark’ to prove real diamonds
04 january 2021
To boost consumer confidence in the purchase of authentic natural diamonds and not get misled by ‘lab-grown fakes’, Surat-based diamantaire Gourav Sethi has introduced a Standard Marking System for diamonds and diamond-studded jewellery.
GIA India’s webinar on ‘Introduction to LGDs’
30 december 2020
India’s wing of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA-India) organised the Knowledge Webinar ‘Introduction to Laboratory-Grown Diamonds’ for members of the gem and jewellery trade across India. More than 130 participants attended this webinar to learn important information about laboratory-grown diamonds and GIA’s Laboratory-Grown Diamond Reports.
