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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...
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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...
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Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices
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Amplats, Royal Bafokeng extend disposal of concentrate agreement
The agreement was first entered into in July 2018, replacing one that allowed RPM to acquire all of the platinum group metal concentrate produced by RBR.
RBPlat, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bafokeng Platinum, is currently the subject of a mandatory offer by Impala Platinum and makes provision for either 17% or 50% of Amplats’ bought concentrate.
“The termination date of the DOCA in respect of either 17% or 50% of the Concentrate is 11 August 2024, provided that RPM gives notice of such termination on or before 10 August 2022, failing which the DOCA shall endure for continuous rolling periods of 5 years unless terminated in accordance with the terms stipulated in the DOCA,” it said.
RBR has agreed that RPM may deliver a termination notice in terms of the DOCA at any time on or before 10 February 2023, on the basis that if a termination notice is given on or before that date, the termination date of the DOCA in respect of 17% or 50%, as the case may be, of the concentrate will remain 11 August 2024.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished