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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
Rio Tinto appoints Jakob Stausholm as Chief Executive
18 december 2020
Rio Tinto has appointed Jakob Stausholm as Chief Executive, effective 1 January 2021. Jakob Stausholm joined Rio Tinto in September 2018 as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer.
De Beers final sales cycle for 2020 rakes in $440mln as steady demand continues
18 december 2020
De Beers' tenth sales cycle of 2020 raked in $440 million compared to $424 million, a year earlier, according to Anglo American, which has an 85% stake in the diamond company.
Antwerp: Rough diamond trade going down in November
18 december 2020
In November, Antwerp, the world's largest diamond market, saw a decrease in the volume of trade in rough diamonds, as its exports decreased by 22.25% in terms of volume and reached 8.2 million carats, while in value terms rough exports went down by 14.46% reaching $724 million compared with the corresponding metrics for 2019, which were 10.6 million carats and $849 million.
Stargems organizes a record-breaking tender in DMCC-Dubai
18 december 2020
A record-breaking tender, organised recently by Stargems DMCC in Almas Tower, offered clients the opportunity to bid for rough diamonds from South Africa and Angola.
Two Zim men arrested for illegal possession of rough diamonds
18 december 2020
Two Zimbabwean men, one a police officer and the other an employee of the Mines and Minerals Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ), were recently arrested after they were found in possession of 11 pieces of rough diamonds.
WWF Russia names the country’s best environmentally responsible companies in 2020
17 december 2020
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) of Russia has published a 2020 rating of openness in the field of environmental responsibility among the mining and metallurgical companies operating in the country.
Botswana Diamonds reveals three-dimensional model of kimberlite on Thorny River
17 december 2020
Botswana Diamonds has revealed its first three-dimensional model of the newly discovered kimberlite pipe on Thorny River, in South Africa.
Russia begins hallmarking jewelry made of precious metals
17 december 2020
On December 1, Russia began hallmarking jewelry made of precious metals in a test mode. Hallmarking was initiated by the country’s law enforcement agencies. In this way, they want to reduce the theft of gold, from mining operations to jewelry factories. The hallmarking will become mandatory on July 1, 2021 onwards.
Gembridge appoints Helen Molesworth as Head of Business Development
17 december 2020
Gemmologist Helen Molesworth has joined Gembridge, a new regulated coloured gemstones, pearls and jewellery trading platform, as Head of Business Development.
Arkhangelsk diamonds worth $ 30 million sold in Antwerp
16 december 2020
As it became known, Belgium-based Grib Diamonds raised $ 30 million for rough diamonds mined by AGD DIAMONDS at this year’s last auction in Antwerp.
