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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
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.
16 september 2024
Tertiary mulls drilling at three Zambia copper projects
07 november 2023
Tertiary Minerals has proposed drilling programmes for the Mukai, Mushima North, and Jacks copper projects in Zambia.
WGC: Gold demand in India increases by 10% in Q3 2023
06 november 2023
The demand for gold in India for Q3 2023 was at 210.2 tonnes up by 10% as compared to overall Q3 demand for 2022 which recorded 191.7 tonnes, the World Gold Council (WGC) reported.
De Beers, NUM reach a five-year salary agreement
06 november 2023
De Beers and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which represents employees at its South African diamond mines, reached a five-year salary agreement.
Anglo American Platinum divests stake in Kroondal JV
06 november 2023
Anglo American Platinum has divested its 50% stake in the Kroondal joint venture (JV), comprising the Marikana and the Kroondal pool-and-share agreements (PSA), to Sibanye-Stillwater, which holds the remaining 50% of the PSAs.
585*GOLDEN named the cities of Russia with the highest demand for wedding rings
06 november 2023
Jewelry retail chain 585*GOLDEN has published a rating of Russian cities with the highest demand for wedding rings in 2023.
Sakatti mine in Finland to become Anglo's smart mining project
06 november 2023
Anglo American, an international mining conglomerate, is looking to develop a Sakatti polymetallic mining project in Finland using innovative smart approach with greater sustainability.
Norilsk Nickel to pay interim dividends, to split shares
03 november 2023
The board of directors of Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, has recommended to approve the payment of interim dividends and conduct a share split at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on December 7.
WGC's Gold Demand Trends: Support for gold continues as central banks maintain historic buying in Q3
03 november 2023
The World Gold Council’s Q3 Gold Demand Trends report reveals that support for the asset continues as central bank buying maintains a historic pace, bringing quarterly gold demand (excluding OTC) to 1,147t, 8% ahead of its five-year average.
Petra mulls cash savings of up to $75 mln by June 2024
03 november 2023
Petra Diamonds is targeting cash savings of up to $75 million by June 2024 as it deferred two of its capital projects.
Maharashtra’s ‘diamond cluster’ to increase SDB’s competition
03 november 2023
With the Diamond City counting dates ahead of the world’s largest office complex’s inauguration, the Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), a recent announcement by the Maharashtra government of setting up a diamond cluster in Navi Mumbai has heated up discussion on the rising competition in the diamond industry, as per a Times of India report.
