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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
Russia celebrated Geologist's Day on Sunday
06 april 2020
Last Sunday, Russia celebrated the Day of the Geologist. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin congratulated geologists and industry veterans on their professional holiday and noted the importance of this profession.
Jewelry show in Kazan will be held despite the coronavirus pandemic
06 april 2020
Jewelry show in Kazan “JewelerExpo. Kazan” which will be held this year for the 18th time, will take place from June 17 to 21 the Kazan Fair exposition center.
Vast confirms delay of Chiadzwa Community diamond JV
03 april 2020
AIM-listed mining company, Vast Resources says the finalisation process of the Chiadzwa Community Joint Venture with the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is now expected to complete “shortly”.
IDE President calls for government & banks’ support for coronavirus-hit Israeli diamond sector
03 april 2020
The Israel Diamond Exchange in Tel Aviv has reportedly fallen silent, with trading almost ground to a halt after the coronavirus outbreak with majority of workers gone on unpaid leave.
RJK Explorations discovered 18 diamonds from 22.4 kg core sample
03 april 2020
RJK Explorations Ltd. announced that at least 18 natural diamonds, varying in colour, have been recovered in a 22.4 kg drill core sample.
Gem Diamonds raises $12.1m from Letšeng flexible tender sales
03 april 2020
Gem Diamonds has raised $12.1 million from the first round of the Letšeng flexible tender sales process, which concluded on 26 March.
Hong Kong’s jewellery sales decline by 78.5% in February
03 april 2020
According to the Hong Kong government, the COVID-19 pandemic has further dented jewellery sales in Hong Kong registering a 78.5 per cent decline y-o-y in February.
Botswana Diamonds gets six new prospecting licenses
02 april 2020
Botswana Diamonds’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Sunland Minerals has received six new prospecting licences from the Botswana government.
De Beers CFO resigns
02 april 2020
De Beers Group chief financial Nimesh Patel has left the diamond group to join Spirax-Sarco Engineering as their new chief financial officer and executive director.
ALROSA appoints a new Transformation Director of the Polishing Division
02 april 2020
ALROSA has appointed Dmitry Amelkin to the post of a Transformation Director of its united Polishing Division.
