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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
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Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
Greenland iceberg ice supplied to the UAE
11 january 2024
Greenland startup Arctic Ice supplies ice from the fjords of Greenland to exclusive cocktail bars in the United Arab Emirates, mk.ru reports.
MMCs are urged to adopt Scope 3 emissions reduction guidance
10 january 2024
Mining and metallurgical companies (MMC) across the globe are urged to embrace a new guidance on reducing Scope 3 emissions published by the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) in December.
A hydroelectric power plant to be built on Russia-Norway border in the Murmansk region
09 january 2024
A hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will be built in the Murmansk Region for the first time since Soviet times. The Arktika small hydroelectric power plant with a design capacity of 16 MW will be a part of a cascade on the Paz River near the border with Norway.
Greenhouse gas concentrations to be monitored in the Arctic
08 january 2024
Scientists at the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute have begun creating a system of Climatic and Environmental Monitoring of the Russian Arctic Seas, which is aimed at tracking the concentration of greenhouse gases that affect climate change.
Nornickel conducts audit of its occupation safety and health systems
05 january 2024
Nornickel successfully passed an audit of its occupational safety and health management system and renewed its international certificate of compliance.
The first results of the Sulfur Program: several hundred tons of sulfuric acid produced
29 december 2023
The first stage of the Sulfur Program - a unique environmental project at the Nadezhdinsky Metallurgical Plant in Norilsk - was launched on October 25.
The North Pole 41 expedition will continue until spring 2024
28 december 2023
The duration of the drifting expedition North Pole 41, which is carried out on the world's first ice-resistant self-propelled platform (IR-SPP), has been extended until the spring of 2024.
