De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers

Diamond giant De Beers will this year conduct its bi-annual Shining Light Awards jewellery design competition. De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview they set aside 4.5 carats...

22 july 2024

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa

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15 july 2024

Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest

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02 july 2024

Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer

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24 june 2024

Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers

Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that while an IPO of De Beers is “feasible,"  he does not think this is a route Anglo American...

17 june 2024

Rusolovo acquired a tin deposit in Chukotka

02 october 2023

PJSC Rusolovo (part of PJSC Seligdar) won a license for a tin deposit on the Mlelyuvey River at the auction held on September 28. The concession is located in the Chaunsky area of the Chukotka Autonomous District.

The initial cost of the auction was determined at 31.023 million rubles. The company offered 40.329 million rubles for the deposit, nedradv.ru reports.

According to the auction documentation, the estimated resources of placer tin are estimated at 677 tons.

Rusolovo develops tin mining and processing projects in two regions of the Far East: Khabarovsk Territory and Chukotka. The total amount of investments provided for the development of projects is 38 billion rubles.

With these funds, the company will build a metallurgical plant in the Khabarovsk Territory, and also launch the Pyrkakay Stockwork tin deposit in Chukotka.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished