{"id":719,"date":"2026-05-08T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meyeronline.co.za\/adtec\/?p=719"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:07:07","slug":"rough-diamond-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meyeronline.co.za\/adtec\/2026\/05\/08\/rough-diamond-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rough Diamond News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"feedzy-de98308d8f6ec9c412409c6f39924687 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/RSS\/Rough_Market.rss\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">IDEX Online - Rough Market<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> Rough Market<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ekati Mine Owners' Debts Total $281m<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 7 May 2026 at 2:00 pm <\/small><p>Owners of the Ekati diamond mine, in Canada, have debts totaling more than CAD 380 million (USD 281 million), according to a creditor list of more than 200 names published as part of its insolvency proceedings.    The biggest single debt is...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Alrosa Could Start Work on New Mir Mine<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 5 May 2026 at 11:00 am <\/small><p>Alrosa says it could start work next year on Mir-Deep, as a successor to the ill-fate Mir, which closed after the 2017 flooding disaster that claimed eight lives.    The Russian miner said it was ready to bring forward implementation of the construction phase ...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ekati Owners File for Insolvency Protection<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 4 May 2026 at 5:00 am <\/small><p>Owners of the Ekati diamond mine in Canada's Northwest Territories have filed for insolvency protection, just months after agreeing federal loans worth up to CAD 175 million (USD 128 million).    Arctic Canadian Diamond Company (ACDC), a subsidiary...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Steep Rise in De Beers Rough Production<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 May 2026 at 8:00 am <\/small><p>e Beers says rough diamond production increased by 17% in the first three months of 2026, to 7.1 million carats.    The increase was largely driven by the release of stockpiled ore at Gahcho Kue, in Canada, (up 163%) and higher underground volumes at...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">S&amp;P Cuts Mountain Province Credit Rating<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 30 April 2026 at 8:00 am <\/small><p>Mountain Province's credit rating has been downgraded by S&amp;P, to reflect \"a higher likelihood of a near-term default or debt restructuring\".    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