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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
Harmony Gold exceeds production guidance
27 august 2024
Harmony Gold has exceeded its upward revised production guidance of 1 550 000 ounces (48 210 kg) for the year ended June 30.
Jubilee secures three-year private power purchase agreement in Zambia
27 august 2024
Jubilee, a diversified metals producer, has signed a three-year renewable power purchase agreement with Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company (LHPC), an independent hydro and solar power producer in Zambia.
India expects gold duty cut to spark buying boom during upcoming festive season
27 august 2024
Diwali, the festival of lights in India, is not just the biggest and brightest festival of the year. It is also the time when gold and diamond sales increase tremendously in the country. In 2024, Diwali festivities will run from October 29 to November 3.
US allows import of Russian grandfathered goods, sanctions manufacturers
26 august 2024
The U.S. Treasury has issued new regulations regarding diamonds of Russian origin, allowing the import of loose stones and jewellery created before march 1, 2024, which were outside of the sanctioned country before this date.
Lucapa fails to confirm the presence of kimberlite in a geophysical target at Orapa
26 august 2024
Lucapa Diamond conducted a drilling programme during the first half of 2024 at the Orapa exploration project in Botswana to confirm if kimberlite was present in a geophysical target at the project, but none was observed from the results.
US sanction Norilsk MMP and Bystrinsky MPP
26 august 2024
The US Treasury Department has included JSC Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Plant (MMP) and Bystrinsky Mining and Processing Plant (MPP), as well as a number of other subsidiaries of Norilsk Nickel, in the new SDN list.
Lobito Atlantic Railway makes first copper shipment to the US
26 august 2024
Railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has begun exporting copper produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from the port of Lobito, in Angola, loaded on the MSC SAMU container vessel to the United States.
Japan becomes world's second-largest consumer of Swiss watches after US
26 august 2024
Japan overtook China in July to become the world's second-largest buyer of Swiss watches.
Nornickel’s revenue down 22% in H1 as metal prices decrease
23 august 2024
Nornickel has published its interim consolidated IFRS financial results for the first half of 2024 and reported that its revenue decreased by 22% year on year to $5.6 billion.
Mountain Province updates diamond resource estimate at Gahcho Kué mine
23 august 2024
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. has completed an updated mineral reserve and mineral resource estimate and life of mine plan for the Gahcho Kué diamond mine, a joint venture with De Beers in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
