Analytics
Big miners chasing copper
The strategic importance of copper became even more apparent this year when BHP tried to take over the struggling Anglo American and its stakes in copper mines in Chile and Peru as the most attractive assets in the company’s portfolio. And while the...
Yesterday
Anglo's love and hate relationship with diamonds
Anglo American announced in November 2011 that it had agreed with CHL and Centhold International Limited, together representing the Oppenheimer family interests, to acquire their 40% interest in De Beers for $5.1 billion.
14 october 2024
Expert reports
What’s Behind Contradictory Trends in the US Diamond Market?
(rapaport.com) - The US diamond wholesale market is in a mixed state. Retail demand has seen a steady few months. Consumer sales of natural-diamond...
18 october 2024
Why is palladium price rising?
(metallplace.ru) - Last week, prices for palladium soared by 20 percent. Against this backdrop, shares of Norilsk Nickel, one of the largest producers of platinum group metals, significantly outperformed...
11 october 2024
Clock is Ticking on G7 Traceability
(idexonline.com) - So the latest sanctions deadline came and went largely unnoticed, with none of the chaos and confusion that accompanied the 1 March ban. Back then, traders were required, for...
04 october 2024
News
Stiff competition from lab-grown diamonds a reality – Brazilian geologist
Today
It is now difficult to attract investors in the exploration of natural diamond mining at a time when the industry is facing stiff competition from lab-grown diamonds, according to a Brazilian geologist.
Angola’s Sodiam realises almost $13 mln from latest diamond auction
Today
Angolan national diamond trading company, Sodiam, amassed $12.9 million from selling 44 diamonds totalling 1,493 carats.
Alrosa wants no De Beers-affiliated buyer for its Catoca stake
Today
Russian diamond giant Alrosa is still seeking a buyer to take up its 41% stake in Angola's Sociedade Mineira de Catoca (Catoca) diamond mining company.
Metals Focus publishes new forecast for gold, silver and PGM markets
Today
Precious metals consultancy Metals Focus has published its new price outlook for 2025, predicting further gains for gold and silver and a mediocre performance for most platinum group metals (PGM).
Savannah banks on lithium price rebound before launching Portuguese project
Today
Emanuel Proenca, CEO of London-based Savannah Resources, expects the price of lithium to rebound by 2027 in time for the commissioning of its Barroso project in Portugal.
Kabompo South prospective for IOCG copper mineralisation – Study
Today
Altona Rare Earths says a geophysical and geochemical data assessment performed by Earthmaps Consulting for its new Kabompo South copper project in Zambia concluded that it is prospective for Iron Ore Copper Gold (IOCG) copper mineralisation.
Egypt approves AngloGold's purchase of Centamin
Today
The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) has approved South African miner AngloGold Ashanti's proposed purchase of Centamin, which owns and operates the Sukari gold mine in Egypt.
De Beers’ GemFair buys its 10 000th diamond
Yesterday
De Beers’ GemFair, which is focused on developing a responsible sourcing model for the artisanal and small-scale diamond mining sector, has reached a key milestone of purchasing its 10,000th diamond since launching in 2018.
Exclusive
Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki
The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...
14 october 2024
James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration
London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...
07 october 2024
Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products
Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...
30 september 2024
Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices
The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...
23 september 2024
Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets
Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.
16 september 2024
