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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.
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10 august 2026
MMG shuts Las Bambas copper mine due to protests
06 february 2023
China-backed miner MMG Ltd has placed its vast Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, the world’s second largest producing nation of the metal, on care and maintenance due to ongoing community unrest triggered by the destitution of President Pedro Castillo late last year.
Tiny radioactive capsule lost in Australian outback found
03 february 2023
A tiny radioactive capsule that was lost in the Australian outback for more than two weeks and posed a “significant public health risk” has been found by the side of the road.
Rio Tinto sorry for loss of radioactive capsule in Australia
02 february 2023
Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) apologized on Monday for the loss of a small, but “highly radioactive” capsule that has triggered a radiation alert across parts of the vast state of Western Australia.
Havila Kystruten bans electric cars on its ferries because of fire fears
01 february 2023
Norway’s Havila Kystruten will no longer carry electric or hybrid cars on its ferries because of fire fears.
Presentation of the first investigative book about international ‘greens’ was held at the Moscow House of Books
31 january 2023
Vadim Petrov in his new investigative book, “Ecology Inside Out”, tells how WWF and Greenpeace turn the environmental theme inside out and make it serve secretly to the ‘golden calf’ of transnational corporations and the accompanying aggressive goals of the West.
Peru’s violent protests imperil 30% of its copper output
31 january 2023
An upsurge in the violent protests wracking Peru is crimping copper output in the world’s No. 2 supplier, with about 30% of its production at risk at a time of low global stocks and high prices.
The fuel cell electric vehicle market is developing, opening the prospects for platinum demand
30 january 2023
Next year, Honda will start producing an all-new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in the US, based on the recently launched 2023 Honda CR-V. This zero-emissions vehicle will contribute to Honda’s goal of making battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and FCEVs represent 100 per cent of its global automotive sales by 2040.
