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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
China’s 2020 luxury market sees invincible growth
23 december 2020
The luxury goods market in mainland China saw a significant boost in consumer spending in 2020, due to a reduction in international travel creating an exponential boost in domestic spending, according to a research report from Bain & Company.
Nehal Modi charged with committing $2.6-mn fraud in New York
23 december 2020
Nehal Modi,41, the younger brother of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, has been indicted for fraudulently obtaining diamonds worth over $2.6 mn from one of the world's biggest diamond companies in Manhattan, New York.
Bharat Diamond Bourse to vote on lifting Synthetics ban
22 december 2020
Mumbai’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) may soon allow lab-grown diamond trading. BDB members are due to vote on the matter next week, says a report in diamonds.net.
New dates for the J-1 2021 jewelry exhibition
22 december 2020
The second international jewelry exhibition J-1, which was scheduled to be held from January 29 to February 1, 2021, is postponed to May next year. This decision was made due to the difficult epidemiological situation, the organizers said.
Metalex ups private placement to finance SA diamond project, gold exploration
22 december 2020
Metalex Ventures has increased its private placement from $1,2 million to $3 million following much interest shown in the offering.
Sese community seeks eviction of Murowa Diamonds
22 december 2020
The Sese community in Chivi, Zimbabwe is now gunning for the eviction of RioZim's Murowa Diamonds from the premises of a local secondary school. The diamond company and the Sese community, under the Sese Community Trust (SCT) banner, had been in a stand-off after the former set up a camp in the precincts of Danhamombe High School.
India’s polished diamond export increases by 42.47% in Nov, rough imports dips 9.89%
21 december 2020
India’s cut and polished diamond export increased 42.47 per cent registering $ 1665.91 mn during Nov 2020 as against $ 1169.34 mn exported in Nov 2019, according to provisional data released by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India.
Five global tender houses show interest in Angola diamond bourse – SODIAM
21 december 2020
Five global tender and auction houses have shown interest in participating in the soon to be established Angolan Diamond Bourse (ADB), according to the State-owned Angolan National Diamond Trading Company (SODIAM).
Mountain Province announced results of its 4Q
21 december 2020
During the quarter, 956,348 carats were sold for total proceeds of $80.2 million (US$61.7 million) resulting in an average value of $83.82 per carat (US$64.53 per carat). The Company was very encouraged that it saw continued price recovery during the quarter with most sales categories finishing above pre-COVID-19 values.
Rio Tinto’s 2020 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender delivers a record results
21 december 2020
Rio Tinto’s 2020 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender collection of 62 rare pink, red, blue and violet diamonds from its Argyle mine in Australia has delivered a record result, reflecting their extraordinary rarity and unique provenance.
