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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
Gem Diamonds Q3 revenue slides
01 november 2023
Gem Diamonds, which has a 70% stake in the Letšeng mine in Lesotho, sold 23, 955 carats for $31.4 million in the third quarter of 2023, a 10% drop compared to $34.9 million realised from 26, 476 carats sold a year earlier.
Stornoway halts operations at Renard diamond mine
01 november 2023
Stornoway Diamonds has suspended operations at its Renard mine in Canada amid the prolonged slowdown in demand for rough.
Limelight Diamonds strengthens its reach with 8 stores in India
01 november 2023
Limelight Diamonds, a pioneering brand in lab-grown diamond sustainable jewellery, is taking steps towards a radiant future, with strategic expansion initiatives following a series of 5 new store openings.
Gem Diamonds discovers a 117.47-ct diamond at Letšeng
31 october 2023
Gem Diamonds has discovered a 117.47-carat white type IIa rough diamond at its 70%-owned Letšeng Diamond Mine in Lesotho.
IDE releases video condemning terror attacks on Israel
31 october 2023
The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) released a video and a statement condemning terror attacks on Israel and calling for the diamond community to unite in the face of threat.
Senco Gold & Diamonds opens 150th showroom, its largest in India
31 october 2023
Senco Gold & Diamonds, a leading jewellery retailer with over eight decades of legacy reached a landmark of 150 showrooms nationally with the opening of two new showrooms in Kolkata in the presence of its brand ambassador Actress Vidya Balan.
Arc, Anglo form a copper-cobalt exploration joint venture in Zambia
31 october 2023
Arc Minerals and Anglo American have finalised a Zambia exploration joint venture agreement (JVA) for a copper-cobalt project situated in the North-Western Province of Zambia.
Greenlab Diamonds partners with Dana Al Alami Company to tap LGD market in Saudi Arabia
31 october 2023
Dana Al Alami Company, a well-established player in the precious stones trading sector in Saudi Arabia, and Greenlab Diamonds, a leading manufacturer of lab-grown diamonds in India, are joining forces to tap into the immense potential that the market holds for lab-grown diamonds.
Botswana President dubs lab-grown stones as "microwave diamonds"
30 october 2023
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has expressed his dislike for lab-grown diamonds, which he described as “microwave diamonds”, according to diamond analyst Edahn Golan.
Gold demand at record levels in 2023 - LBMA CEO
30 october 2023
According to Ruth Crowell, CEO of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), strong gold demand has been observed throughout 2023.
