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Mmetla Masire: Okavango to resume diamond sales in January
Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is set to resume diamond sales in January 2025, whether the market remains depressed or not. ODC managing director Mmetla Masire told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa on the side-lines of...
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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
Botswana Diamonds resumes SA fieldwork after three-month lockdown
26 june 2020
Botswana Diamonds has resumed its fieldwork at the Marsfontein diamond development project, in South Africa after a three-month lockdown.
Artisanal tanzanite miner hits jackpot in Tanzania
26 june 2020
A Tanzanian artisanal miner earned 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.35 million) for the two largest tanzanite gemstones ever found in the country, according to media reports.
Coronavirus suspended work at Internatsionalny diamond mine
25 june 2020
After several employees at the Internatsionalny diamond mine developed by ALROSA had positive tests for coronavirus infection, the operations at the mine were suspended, according to Interfax citing the company’s media communications.
DGCX to launch first FX Rolling Futures contracts in July
25 june 2020
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) confirmed the launch date of its three FX Rolling Futures contracts – Euro (EUR), Pound Sterling (GBP) and Australian Dollar (AUD) against the US Dollar (USD).
Pangolin Diamonds receives permission to proceed with 500t bulk sample at AK10
25 june 2020
Pangolin Diamonds’ joint venture partner on the AK10 kimberlite, in Botswana, Makunwu Civil Blasting has been granted permission by the Department of Mines to proceed with the 500 tonne bulk sample.
Jeweller TSL posts $11.6m loss for fiscal year
25 june 2020
Tse Sui Luen Jewellery has reported a $11.6 mln loss attributable to shareholders for the year to March. Sales declined by 28.3 per cent to $376 mln.
Christie’s to hold nine jewellery auctions globally
24 june 2020
Christie’s Jewels has announced its global sales calendar for June and July 2020, saying that both will be live and online auctions, in all major sale sites including Geneva, Hong Kong, London, New York, and Paris.
Surat’s diamond cutting and polishing sector to work with new norms
24 june 2020
Following concerns regarding the growing number of COVID-19 positive patients among the diamond workers, the diamond cutting and polishing sector of Surat has worked out a new protocol to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Moscow will host J-1, the first-ever jewelry exhibition integrated with congress
24 june 2020
The organizers say that this event, which will be held at the Crocus Expo Exhibition Center in Moscow, is aimed at promoting the unification and revolutionary development of the Russian jewelry industry.
Namibia economy to contract by 5% in 2020 as diamond exports drop
24 june 2020
The Namibian economy is set to contract by a record 5% in 2020 despite the easing of temporary disruptions to the mining sector and an acute drought which led to a 1.1% decline in 2019, according to Fitch Ratings.
