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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
Green energy push a chance for mining sector to reshape dull and dirty image, Sydney conference hears
08 november 2022
Effort to end fossil fuels may bring rapid industry expansion and chance to stop workers leaving ‘in droves’, EITI chair Helen Clark says.
Getting workers to wear PPE Is a struggle for many employers
07 november 2022
Over 90% of respondents said they often or sometimes have issues with their employees following proper PPE protocols. This eye-opening statistic was revealed in a recent J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights study on PPE pain points.
Wind-to-hydrogen
04 november 2022
Cost competitiveness of green hydrogen boosted by offshore production initiatives using platinum-based electrolysers.
Scientists suggest spraying sulphur dioxide to re-freeze Earth's poles
03 november 2022
In what might seem like a last-ditch effort to save the melting icecaps and tackle global warming, scientists have suggested a mammoth and controversial solution.They suggest spraying sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere to refreeze the Earth's poles.
Shipping firms blow bubbles under their ships to reduce greenhouse gas emission
02 november 2022
An increasing number of large shipping companies are trying out technologies that blow bubbles underneath a ship's hull, in an attempt to save fuel and reduce emissions.
BHP and Rio Tinto to collaborate on new tailings technology
01 november 2022
Global miners BHP and Rio Tinto have formed a partnership agreement to accelerate the development of technology that could significantly increase water recovery from mine tailings, and in turn reduce potential safety risks and environmental footprints associated with tailings storage facilities.
The Federation Council presents the results of the Clean Arctic project
31 october 2022
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation summed up the Clean Arctic project results, which were presented as a photo exhibition "The Arctic - for people with character." Galina Karelova, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, and Alexei Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, took part in the opening ceremony and awarding the most active volunteers of the project. During the two-year expeditions in nine Arctic regions as part of the Clean Arctic public project, more than 3,000 volunteers from different Russian regions and foreign countries collected and utilized about 5,000 tons of waste. The scale of work was assessed by the participants of the Council for the Far East, Arctic and Antarctic Development under the Federation Council, who discussed that day the legislative issues to support the delivery of goods to the Far North.
