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Tharisa meets FY2026 guidance, Karo Platinum fully funded as net debt swings to $51m
Tharisa has reported full-year production in line with guidance for both platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome concentrates, while confirming its Karo Platinum project in Zimbabwe is now fully funded following a $300 million bond issue.
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Israel’s diamond sector poised for revival following tax reforms and De Beers comeback
De Beers, one of the world's major diamond market players, has announced the resumption of its operations in Israel after a nine-year absence, which became the latest sign of revival of the diamond industry in the country.
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Kefi Gold and Copper restarts Tulu Kapi development after safety review
Kefi Gold and Copper has resumed development at its Tulu Kapi gold project in Ethiopia following a suspension that began on September 7 after a serious safety incident three days earlier.
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Nornickel implements smart melt monitoring system
Norilsk Nickel has installed a smart melt monitoring system at its metallurgical plant in Norilsk in collaboration with Reksoft. The system uses computer vision to assist the converter operator in identifying phases during the tapping process.
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ALROSA to help amplify Arctic agenda at UN
In preparation for the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), ALROSA experts and other stakeholders from Russia discussed a unified approach to strengthening the country’s position and the Arctic agenda at UN climate conferences.
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As a diamond center in Latin America, Panama has no rivals — President of the the Panama Diamond Exchange
28 april 2014
Ricardo Martinelli, President of the Republic of Panama, the leaders of the world diamond and jewelry industry, and about 200 members of the trade from Latin America and other parts of the world gathered in Panama City last March to celebrate the launch of the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center, which will be the first specialized platform for trading in diamonds, colored gemstones and jewelry in an area embracing South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. The Panama Diamond Exchange will be its major organization. Erez Akerman, President of PDE, told about the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center in his interview to Rough&Polished.
Investment diamonds will open a new distribution and sales channel that the diamond industry dearly needs to evolve - Alain Vandenborre, SDiX
21 april 2014
The issue of investment diamonds has become particularly clamorous during recent years. While experts continue to debate whether it is possible to turn diamonds into a popular investment tool, Singapore launched the first Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX), which is doing quite a brisk business. Its Executive Chairman and founder Alain Vandenborre gave this interview to Rough&Polished where he shared his vision of diamonds as an investor, described the work of the Exchange and told about the existing obstacles for and potential prospects of investment diamonds.
In India demand for diamond jewellery is growing - Sulish Verma
14 april 2014
Vikas Chain & Jewellery (P) Ltd of Delhi is one of the leading manufacturers and wholesalers of gold chains, gems and diamond jewellery in India. The company’s collections comprise superbly crafted jewellery embellished with diamonds and precious stones of the finest quality. In an interview with Rough&Polished, Sulish Verma, the company’s managing director, touches upon the present conditions prevailing in India, its effects on the jewellery sector’s growth and cautions jewellers to focus on design and quality to survive in the competitive business scenario, as well as to gain the confidence of today’s discerning customers.
Botswana, SA highly prospective says De Beers
07 april 2014
De Beers, a leading global diamond miner in terms of value, said Botswana and South Africa are both highly prospective and geologically form part of the same cratonic region in Southern Africa. The group’s head of media relations Lynette Gould told Rough&Polished’s African Bureau Editor-In-Chief Mathew Nyaungwa that although they had been continuously prospecting for kimberlites in Botswana since 1955, the diamond producer historically had less access to prospective ground in South Africa due to the mineral legislation pre-1994, but with the introduction of the new legislation in 2004, new areas had opened up. Meanwhile, the group said it was currently having discussions with the Angolan government and state-diamond company Endiama for new concessions.
Ukrainian emerald cartel
31 march 2014
Several years ago, the agents of the Ukrainian Security Service intercepted a large parcel of smuggled Colombian emeralds at the Borispol Airport in Kiev. The case promised to set off much drumbeat, but it quickly fell apart. There were two reasons for this: the affair involved a senior official of one of the law enforcement agencies in Ukraine, while the emeralds turned out to be ... synthetic. Later, some of the participants in this case were forced to leave Ukraine due to the well-known political events in the country. One of them agreed to comment the specifics associated with the trade in synthetic gemstones to Rough&Polished. Our meeting took place in Athens in early March of this year.
India’s gold jewellery retail industry witnessing structural transformation
24 march 2014
Ashutosh Sharma, Managing Director, with more than 18 years of experience in this field, is the backbone of Shreem Jeweler, which has its flagship showroom in Delhi. In his current role, he is responsible for designing, product development and expansion and diversification of the company. Ashutosh, a certified Diamond Grader and Gem Stone Expert, started business in 1996. Since then, Shreem Jeweler has carved a niche for itself with exquisite designs and superior quality products. Here, in his interview with Rough&Polished, Ashutosh Sharma describes the achievements of his company and gives an overview of the jewellery industry in India.
ALROSA is our main mining partner in Antwerp - Stéphane Fischler
17 march 2014
Last Wednesday, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) launched an exclusive Antwerp Diamond Night hosted by the Belgian Embassy in Moscow and attended by a number of top managers from Gokhran of Russia, ALROSA and other stakeholders of the Russian diamond industry, as well by a whole gamut of Antwerp diamantaires, who used this opportunity to maintain their established ties and strike new partnerships. Stéphane Fischler, President of AWDC, who was on a visit to Moscow for this occasion, gave an interview to Rough&Polished speaking on the role played by ALROSA in the Antwerp diamond market, the AWDC’s activities this year, the Kimberley Process definition of ‘conflict diamonds’ and human rights, polished prices and the diamond trade in general.
Not only larger 0.50ct+ diamonds need certification now but also smaller and melee diamonds
11 march 2014
Branko Deljanin, B.Sc., GG, FGA, DUG is head gemmologist and president of CGL (Canadian Gemological Laboratory) in Vancouver since 2009. He is a research gemmologist with extensive experience in advanced testing of gemstones. He is a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain and was instructor of their FGA, DGA Programs. Branko has conducted on-site research on gems and coloured diamonds in Sri Lanka, Russia, Brazil and Australia.
I view the promotion of Yakut diamonds as the main task of my life - Svetlana Maksimova
03 march 2014
Svetlana Maksimova, CEO of YuK Casting House, graduated from the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of the Yakutsk State University. Prior to the 1990s she lived for more than ten years in the Dzhugdzhur mountain ridge area (where gold mining was underway). She took an active part in the creation of the diamond cutting industry in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Having settled in Moscow in 1995, Svetlana Maksimova started her own business in high-end jewelry retail trade launching the Yakut Diamonds trade mark, which later turned into the regional trade mark for many jewelers in Yakutia.
Synthetics – Is it a threat or the future for the diamond industry?
24 february 2014
If you spend several years being earnestly engaged in research trying to understand the techniques of growing lab-made diamond crystals, you can definitely achieve a breakthrough, and this is what was successfully done by a Russian diamond holding, which includes three companies - Inreal, Nevsky Brilliant and New Diamond Technologies. Alexander Kolyadin, Ph.D and CEO of Inreal, told some interesting facts about synthetic diamonds to Rough&Polished to be published for our readers.
