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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
GJEPC holds first plain gold jewellery VBSM
25 september 2020
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) held its first Plain Gold Jewellery Virtual Buyer Seller Meet (VBSM) on 21-24 September.
Zim state-owned diamond firm to have new CEO
25 september 2020
State-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is set to appoint a new chief executive who was a director at Vast Resources.
Ghana defends takeover of diamond company
25 september 2020
The Ghanian government has defended its decision to take over the Great Consolidated Diamonds Ghana Limited (GCDGL) from a local private investor, Jospong Group of Companies.
De Beers reduces prices for smaller stones – report
24 september 2020
De Beers has lowered prices for smaller diamonds in a bid to attract customers back to the market after the COVID-19 pandemic reduced appetite for diamonds.
Moscow hosts new Jewelry Exhibition-Congress J-1
24 september 2020
This week on Tuesday, the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in Moscow inaugurated a new J-1 Jewelry Exhibition-Congress. The organizers of the event, Konstantin Zakirov and Dina Nasyrova, made a welcoming speech at the ceremony.
Zim secretly awards Marange’s Portal B to Anjin – report
24 september 2020
The Zimbabwean government has been accused of secretly awarding Anjin Investments the right to mine in Portal B at Marange diamond fields, which is under the concession of the state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), according to a local non-government organisation.
Birmingham jeweler pleads guilty to wire fraud in diamond business
24 september 2020
A Birmingham jeweler known for auctioning off, four years ago, a diamond engagement ring that once belonged to President Donald Trump former wife, pleaded guilty on 21 Sept 2020 to one count of wire fraud, as per media reports.
AGD DIAMONDS unearths 108-carat diamond
23 september 2020
The Grib Mining and Processing Division of AGD DIAMONDS unearthed a gem-quality diamond weighing 108.38 carats on September 19, 2020.
Mandatory hallmarking of jewelry in Russia will start on January 1, 2021
23 september 2020
The jewelry hallmarking system will start operating in test mode from December 1, 2020, while mandatory hallmarking of jewelry will be introduced in Russia from January 1, 2021. Starting from July 2021, only hallmarked jewelry will be allowed to circulate in Russia’s market. This was stated in a press release issued by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation on Tuesday.
De Beers holds eighth Sight as viewings continue in different locations
23 september 2020
De Beers’ eighth Sight of 2020 commenced on Monday as the group continues holding some viewings of rough diamond boxes outside of Botswana. The diamond giant had previously said it will have viewings in different locations, including Dubai and Antwerp because of the global travel restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19.
