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.

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Sarine’s David Block: Diamond Industry at Standstill Until Chinese Demand Returns

David Block is CEO of Israel’s Sarine Technologies and has served in the position since 2012. In this exclusive interview for Rough and Polished, Block gives his opinion on the leading issues affecting today’s diamond trade.

11 september 2024

Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: Demand for considerable-sized diamonds stronger than ever

The African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that although overall global diamond prices have been somewhat soft, the demand for considerable-sized diamonds...

02 september 2024

Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company

Anglo has revealed its plans to demerge Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), which has operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, to optimise shareholder value. Rough&Polished contacted Amplats to comment on this and other issues but was referred...

19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

Yoram Dvash is President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) having been elected in 2020. He found time in his busy schedule to speak to Rough&Polished about the state of the diamond industry around the world and some of the major...

12 august 2024

Gem Diamonds finds yet another large diamond at the Lesotho mine

06 september 2024

Gem Diamonds has recovered a 122.20ct Type II white diamond at its 70%-owned Letšeng mine in Lesotho.

This is the eleventh greater than 100-carat diamond recovered at the mine this year.

The miner unearthed a 129.71-carat Type II white diamond and a 145.55-carat Type II white diamond in August.

It also extracted a 123.20ct Type II white diamond and a 172.06ct Type II white stone in June.

Gem Diamonds found a 212.49ct Type II white diamond in May.

It also retrieved a 118.74-ct Type II white diamond and a 169.15-ct Type II white diamond in April.

The miner unearthed a 113-carat white Type II diamond in February.

It recovered a 139-carat low-quality boart diamond and a 295-carat white Type II diamond in January.

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief, Rough&Polished