ZCDC ups the ante in food security
ZCDC staff and Chief Marange. A monitoring visit was conducted at Chiefs Marange and Zimunya’s homesteads and Chiadzwa families who received agricultural inputs from ZCDC. THE Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd. (ZCDC) has upped the ante to improve food security in the Marange and Arda-Transau communities by providing agricultural equipment and inputs. Recently, […]
Zimbabwe’s diamond sector is poised to “shine brighter”
Zimbabwe’s diamond sector is poised to “shine brighter” on the back of private capital coming on board to augment State operations. With President Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe’s open for business mantra, which seeks to draw private capital into the economy, private players are coming on board to lead what looks set to be a diamond revolution in […]
Alrosa to auction a rare 242-carat rough diamond
Alrosa’s 242-carat diamond (Source: Alrosa) A Diamond the size of a ping-pong ball is about to sell for millions Miner Alrosa to put 242-carat stone up for sale this month The biggest gems have fared best as sector starts to recover Russian diamond giant Alrosa PJSC is putting one of its biggest-ever gem-quality stones up for […]
Antwerp diamonds conquer Mars
Belgian-based company Almax easyLab, a company specialized in producing super precise polished diamonds for high-tech scientific applications, is playing an instrumental role in the recent NASA mission to Mars. They have polished the natural diamond, sourced via Antwerp, the world’s leading diamond hub, that is used in a spectroscope, a device that enables the search […]
‘Demand for Jewellery in China to Grow in 2021’
Chinese jewellers experienced strong sales in recent month. The Gold Demand Trends 2020 report issued recently by the World Gold Council (WGC) and quoted by Rough & Polished, indicates that, while the Chinese jewellery industry suffered in 2020 due to COVID-19 and other related issues, the outlook for 2021 is definitely bright. In 2020, China’s […]
Alrosa Zim seeks more diamond concessions
ALROSA Zimbabwe Limited (Alrosa Zim) intends to increase the number of its diamond concessions in the country to 40 from the existing 25. The company is jointly-owned by the State-owned diamond mining firm — Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) and the world’s largest diamond producer, Alrosa, which is headquartered in Russia. In 2020, Alrosa Zim […]
World’s largest diamond ship enters operation
The world’s largest and most advanced diamond exploration and sampling vessel, the SS Nujoma, is ready to start exploring for diamond deposits in Namibian waters, following its official inauguration recently. The $157 million vessel was put into operation by Debmarine Namibia, a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers […]
Diamonds forecast to regain pre-pandemic sparkle in 2022-2024
An employee presents a high jewellery diamond ring from the Red Carpet 2018 Collection at the luxury jeweller Chopard store in Paris, France, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau Demand recovery will diverge depending on lockdown policies, government support, and the extent to which retailers manage to shift sales online, said the report by consulting […]
Alrosa sticks to Zim diamond plan
Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond producer by output, says COVID-19 has not altered its exploration in Zimbabwe and the company plans additional concessions this quarter. The Russian company entered into a joint venture with the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) in 2019, forming a local unit in which Alrosa holds 70%. Under that joint venture, […]
Graduate Trainee Development Programme
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd (ZCDC), a World Class Diamond Producer for the long term benefit of Zimbabwe, seeks to recruit qualified, talented and ambitious Young Graduates to undergo a 24 Months intensive structured learnership programme. Click link below to view key disciplines being covered ZCDC Graduate Development Programme Advert