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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...
18 november 2024
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
Gold smuggling soars in India as prices touch an all-time high
24 april 2020
Gold prices continue to soar, touching as high as $ 630 per 10 gram last week, even as other sectors take a hit amid lockdowns employed by various countries to combat COVID-19.
De Beers cuts production guidance for 2020
23 april 2020
De Beers has revised its 2020 production guidance to 25-27 million carats from the previous target of between 32 and 34 million carats in response to the impact of COVID-19 on mining operations, wholesale trading activity and consumer traffic in key consumer markets.
GJEPC appeals to members to voluntarily cease import of rough diamonds for 1 month from May 15
23 april 2020
The GJEPC has appealed to the diamond industry members through a notification explaining the present problems in the gem and jewellery market, as per a source in the diamond industry.
JCK cancels its 2020 exhibitions
23 april 2020
Organizers of the JCK Las Vegas and Luxury exhibitions announced that both events will be canceled this year due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus worldwide.
Physical gold demand continues to dip drastically in Asia
23 april 2020
Stalled activity due to the coronavirus pandemic saw the continuation of weak physical gold demand in Asia.
Chiadzwa community wants Anjin to halt operations
22 april 2020
The Chiadzwa community has appealed to the Zimbabwean government to halt operations of the Anjin, which is mining diamonds in Marange without conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
Gem Diamonds Q1 revenue, output slump as Covid-19 wreak havoc
22 april 2020
Gem Diamonds’ first quarter revenue for the year 2020 eased 8% to $47.3 million compared with $51.3 million realised in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Lucapa postpones AGM
22 april 2020
Lucapa Diamond has postponed its annual general meeting that was due to be convened next month given the current restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced production and sales results for the 1Q 2020
22 april 2020
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced production and sales results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine.
COVID-19 restrictions temporarily halt fancy color diamond trade
21 april 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time since its inception in 2015, the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) will not publish the Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI) for Q1 2020.
