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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
Diamond industry evolving to keep up with the changing market – BDO
01 september 2023
Personal liability company BDO South Africa says the diamond industry faced several obstacles in recent years, resulting in a noticeable change in the industry landscape.
Gem Diamonds blames first-half loss on sluggish rough diamond market, outages
01 september 2023
Gem Diamonds, which owns a 70% stake in the Letšeng mine in Lesotho, reports that a decline in the number of large, high-value diamonds recovered, coupled with market pressure and power interruptions, has hurt the company's average dollar per carat and revenue in the first half of 2023.
India asks US to release funds of Indian firms frozen over suspected trade links with ALROSA
01 september 2023
Earlier this year, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US Treasury Unit that oversees sanctions, froze the funds of two Indian diamond firms due to their alleged trade links with sanctioned Russian mining major ALROSA.
Implats Rustenburg to have a leading mine-to-market production base
01 september 2023
Impala Platinum (Implats), which recently acquired ownership of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) in South Africa, is implementing strategies to integrate and optimise the asset to maximise the value of this acquisition.
Tanaka builds global precious metals recycling network to reduce environmental impact
01 september 2023
Tanaka Holdings Co. Ltd., a Japan-based producer of recycled-content precious metals, says it is actively encouraging the recycling of gold, silver and platinum group metals (PMGs) at its global network of six refineries.
Investment-grade polished diamonds by ALROSA receive FINAWARD award as the best Private banking product in Russia
31 august 2023
ALROSA's investment grade polished diamonds became the winner of the FINAWARD 2023 award in the "Private banking product or service" category, the company's press service reports.
Gold production in Yakutia up 2.6% in H1 2023
31 august 2023
Gold mining companies operating in the Republic of Yakutia produced more than 15 tons of gold in the first half of 2023, which is 2.6% more than in the same period last year, as reported by RIA Novosti with a reference to the Ministry of Industry and Geology of the Republic.
Choron Group acquires shareholdings in Burgundy Diamond Mines
31 august 2023
Indian diamond manufacturer Choron Group has acquired shareholdings in Burgundy Diamond Mines, the Australian company that recently bought the Ekati mine in Canada's Northwest Territories, as reported in JCKonline.
Diamcor's first-half net loss widens
31 august 2023
Diamcor Mining, the owner of the Krone-Endora at Venetia project in South Africa, reported a net loss of C$1.2 million ($898,423) for the interim period ending June 30, 2023, compared to a net loss of C$918,953 ($677,361) for the same period in 2022.
Rajasthan approves land allotment for Jaipur Gem and Jewellery Bourse
31 august 2023
Indian State Rajasthan has approved the allocation of approximately 44,000 square meters of land for the establishment and development of the Jaipur Gem and Jewellery Bourse, as reported in gjepc.org.
