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Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
28 october 2024
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
Gokhran of Russia to purchase 100 kg of refined platinum in standard ingots to the State Fund
The acquisition of ADM is carried out from the subjects of the precious metals market on the basis of purchase and sale agreements to the State Fund of Russia concluded with suppliers whose offers contain the best conditions for their acquisition.
The price of refined platinum is determined in Russian rubles by dividing the value of the price in US dollars per troy ounce recorded on the London precious metals market during standard procedures for setting market prices before 15:00 Moscow time on the day preceding the day of price determination by the value of a troy ounce equal to 31.1034807 grams, and multiplying by the official exchange rate of the US dollar to the Russian ruble established by the Bank of Russia and valid on the day of determining the price, Gokhran said in a statement.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished