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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
The culprits of the incident at the Mir mine will be punished
20 march 2020
Two employees guilty of flooding the ALROSA Mir underground mine were sentenced to two and a half years in prison in a penal colony.
Mumbai’s BMC closes MDMA’s trading hall in BDB
20 march 2020
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) closed down the diamond trading hall of Mumbai Diamond Merchants Association (MDMA) at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai on Thursday 19 March ’20.
Diamonds might be used to power the world
20 march 2020
Scientists at the UK Atomic Energy Authority and the University of Bristol are working together on a high-end technology to create diamond batteries.
Hublot and Rolex close their Swiss watchmaking
20 march 2020
The world famous watch companies Hublot and Rolex have decided to close their factories in Switzerland due to the introduction of stringent measures by the government of this country to combat the new coronavirus.
Lucapa recovers 64 ct lla diamond at Mothae mine
19 march 2020
Lucapa Diamond has recovered a “top-quality” 64 ct D-colour Type Ila diamond at its 70%-owned Mothae mine, in Lesotho.
Gem rakes in $7.8mln from Letseng small diamond tender
19 march 2020
Gem Diamonds has raked in $7.8 million from the Letseng small diamond tender, which closed in Antwerp on Wednesday.
Botswana Diamonds commences bulk sampling on Marsfontein
19 march 2020
Botswana Diamonds has commenced a bulk sampling campaign on its Marsfontein project, in South Africa.
JCK Las Vegas and Luxury jewelry shows are postponed with new dates to be set
19 march 2020
JCK has announced that it cancels the JCK Las Vegas and Luxury jewelry shows, which were initially planned for June 2 to 5 and May 31 to June 5 respectively, due to the spread of coronavirus.
De Beers to proceed with March diamond sales as Botswana issues travel ban – report
18 march 2020
De Beers is planning to proceed with its diamond sales scheduled for end of the month although sightholders won’t be allowed to inspect goods in person.
No shutdown in Surat’s diamond sector for coronavirus outbreak
18 march 2020
The Indian diamond industry stakeholders have unanimously decided not to shut down the industry in the wider interest of the unit owners and the diamond workers, as per a TOI report.
