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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...
12 october 2026
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.
Lab-grown...
10 august 2026
Waste collection competitions held in nine regions of the Arctic
31 august 2023
Waste collection and garbage sorting competitions are held from August 26 to September 3 in all nine regions of the Russian Arctic as part of the third Arctic Cleanliness Cup, vmnews.ru reports.
Scientists from Russia and China discuss features of tundra soil
30 august 2023
A scientific and practical conference named "Permafrost soils in the Anthropocene" was held in Salekhard, which was attended by more than 150 specialists from Russia and China.
A new generation of explosives used at the Zapolyarny mine
29 august 2023
Emulsion explosives were used for drilling and blasting operations at the Zapolyarny underground mine for the first time.
Norilsk Nickel volunteers cleaned the area of the Kharaelakh River
28 august 2023
The participants of the eighth ecological marathon named "Dashing", a part of the corporate project "Combine of Good", organized the cleaning of the Kharayelakh River area.
An environmental campaign organized to clean up the Arctic territories
25 august 2023
Gazprom Dobycha Nadym has provided financial assistance to the Russian Arctic Development Center in organizing an eco-expedition. Its goal is to restore the territories of the Arctic, disturbed by the economic activities of past generations.
Russian researchers begin cleanup at the North Pole
24 august 2023
The Russian Academy of Sciences and the organizers of the Clean Arctic project have announced an unprecedented expedition to the Arctic Circle, a first in 40 years.
Wildfires affecting workers at diamond mines in the Northwest Territories of Canada
23 august 2023
Thousands of residents have been evacuated from the Canada’s Northwest Territories amid dangerous circumstances caused by more than 200 fires, according to a government Facebook page.
