Exclusive
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
Lab-grown melee diamonds to be in the spotlight at webinar this month
12 november 2020
Gem and jewelry industry experts Dusan Simic and Branko Deljanin said they will hold a webinar on HPHT- and CVD-grown diamonds on November 20, 2020 at which melee diamonds will be given a closer look.
Botswana mining sector to shrink by nearly a quarter in 2020 – report
11 november 2020
Botswana's mining industry is expected to shrink by nearly a quarter this year before it recovers in 2021 on the back of an improved diamond market and commencement of production at a new copper mine.
Zim pins hope on Type II diamonds as it targets $12 bln mining industry by 2030
11 november 2020
Zimbabwe is expecting Type II diamonds to help bolster its target of a $12 billion mining industry by 2030, according to local media reports. Mines minister Winston Chitando said the Type II diamonds will be produced at the Malipati Diamond Project in Matabeleland South and Masvingo provinces.
ALROSA reports its October 2020 diamond sales results
11 november 2020
ALROSA reported its rough and polished sales results for October and ten months of 2020. Sales of rough and polished diamonds in October totaled $310.0 million, including proceeds from rough diamond sales of $299.3 million, and polished diamond sales of $10.7 million.
Botswana Diamonds identifies kimberlite targets on Marsfontein, Thorny projects
11 november 2020
Botswana Diamonds has identified some drillable targets following the company's latest exploration programme conducted on the Marsfontein and Thorny River diamond properties, in South Africa.
Lucapa registers 45% increase in annual carats, revenue at Mothae
10 november 2020
Lucapa says diamond production at its 70%-owned Mothae mine, in Lesotho, is expected to grow by 45% to between 31 000 and 44 000 carats per year. This follows an increase in the processing plant and mine capacity to 1.6 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) from 1.1Mtpa.
Diamond growing technology to be discussed at November webinar
10 november 2020
Gem and jewelry industry experts Dusan Simic and Branko Deljanin announced that the fourth free webinar on laboratory-grown diamonds will take place on November 14.
Russia is running out of diamonds - expert
10 november 2020
The depletion of diamond-bearing sands in the Arctic will lead to the fact that by 2030 the production of alluvial diamonds will be reduced by at least three times and it is necessary to reorient the search for deposits of primary diamonds. In Yakutia there are signs of several similar deposits with significant reserves of large diamonds, said academician Nikolai Pokhilenko, Deputy Chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Farfetch, Alibaba Group and Richemont form partnership to accelerate digitisation of luxury industry
10 november 2020
Farfetch, Alibaba Group and Richemont have announced a global strategic partnership to provide luxury brands with enhanced access to the China market as well as accelerate the digitisation of the global luxury industry, according to a press release from the Group.
CTF to offer AI-backed diamond grading certificates
10 november 2020
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd (CTF), the Hong Kong-based retailer will soon offer a new diamond grading certificate, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology, in collaboration with Goldway Technology Ltd.
