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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
New stage of scientific expeditions to begin after studying the accumulated material - Nornickel
12 december 2022
The scientific expeditions of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) in the Nornickel's industrial regions will continue after studying the materials collected over three years, according to Andrey Grachev, vice-president of Nornickel, quoted by TASS on Friday.
RWE, Hyphen sign MoU for offtake of 300 000 t/y of green ammonia from Namibia
09 december 2022
Multinational energy company RWE and green energy developer Hyphen Hydrogen Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that could see RWE buy up to 300 000 t/y of green ammonia from Namibia from 2027. Ammonia is one of the most common basic materials in the chemical industry. More than 180-million tons a year is produced globally and processed into fertilisers or used in chemical processes, besides other applications.
Saudi Arabia aims to become leader in sustainable mining
08 december 2022
Saudi Arabia is aiming to become a global leader in the minerals and metals market with the shift to clean energy. The Saudi government estimates it’s sitting on top of $1.3 trillion worth of untapped mineral deposits including copper, zinc, phosphates, uranium and gold.
In the Arctic, the radius of the zone of impact of industrial facilities on biodiversity was determined
07 december 2022
According to Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Viktor Glupov, some species of animals are affected, in particular, by the noise of large-tonnage ships, they have to leave the territories
Salmonids will soon appear in the polar lake Imandra - Nornickel will take care of this
06 december 2022
In the Arctic, ichthyologists from the Karelian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences supported by the Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company, which is a subsidiary of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel in the Murmansk Region, are carrying out experimental breeding of salmon fish species on Lake Imandra with an area of almost 900 square kilometers. This follows from a report by a Murmansk television company, TV-21.
Pebble CEO criticizes US EPA veto suggestion
05 december 2022
The top boss of a proposed Alaskan mine, which has been through a roller coaster of regulations for the past 15 years, called the recommendation that the US environmental agency should veto the project a “massive regulatory overreach”.
Consortium looks at green energy project in Qld
02 december 2022
An energy consortium, consisting of Queensland government-owned energy company CS Energy, Idemitsu Australia, and Energy Estate, will jointly study the feasibility of generating and exporting green ammonia from the Port of Abbot Point near Bowen.
