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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
Premier intends to raise £4mln to fund Zim lithium, tantalum project
29 august 2023
Premier African Minerals has revealed plans to raise £4 million ($5 million) through a placing and subscription to advance the Zulu lithium and tantalum project pilot optimisation in Zimbabwe.
Senior Vice President of Norilsk Nickel: Norilsk to produce 30 million tons of ore by 2030
28 august 2023
The enterprises of Norilsk division of Norilsk Nickel will increase the volume of production to 30 million tons of ore by 2030, said Nikolay Utkin, Senior Vice President of Norilsk Nickel, director of the Polar Branch of the company.
Chinese mining company to expand copper and gold mine in Serbia
28 august 2023
China’s Zijin Mining Group plans to expand its operations in Serbia in a move to secure the production of copper that is vital to green energy transition.
Petra accrues $79.3 mln in sales from first tender of FY 2024
28 august 2023
Petra Diamonds made $79.3 million off of the sale of 696,194 carats at the first tender of the fiscal year 2024.
China's jewellery sales set to rise in Q3
28 august 2023
Jewellery sales in China are expected to increase in the third quarter of the year.
India's Titan to have 200 Mia stores by the end of fiscal year
28 august 2023
India's Tata Group's Titan will expand 'Mia by Tanishq' jewellery stores to around 200 across India by the end of the current financial year.
Solstice purchases two lithium projects in Ontario
25 august 2023
Canadian gold exploration company Solstice Gold has acquired the Church Lake project and has the option to acquire a 100% interest in the Purdom project, located near the Frazer Lake area in Nipigon, Ontario, mining-technology.com reported.
India's Tata Group company Titan purchases additional stake in CaratLane
25 august 2023
Titan Company Limited announced on 19 Aug 2023 that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with the Founder of CaratLane Trading Private Limited and his family members to acquire all the shares held by them representing 27.18% of the total paid-up equity share capital of CaratLane, as per a press release.
Harmon Gold exceeds its output forecast
25 august 2023
Harmon Gold has achieved the top end of its fiscal year (FY) 2023 production target of 1.4 to 1.5 million ounces of gold at an all-in-sustaining cost of less than R900 000 ($48 665) per kg.
De Beers Forevermark honours the eternal bonds of Raksha Bandhan with its jewellery
25 august 2023
This Raksha Bandhan, De Beers Forevermark celebrates the unbreakable bond between siblings with the exquisite range of bracelets and bangles from its Forevermark Avaanti and Forevermark Icon collections.