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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 boosts first-quarter output, sales at Lesotho diamond mine
27 april 2023
Gem Diamonds, which has a majority stake in the Letšeng diamond mine in Lesotho, recorded a 5% rise in diamond recoveries to 27 744 carats for the fiscal quarter ending March 31. The miner produced 26 530 carats during the quarter ending December 31, 2022.
India plans to tweak its Mining Act to push rare & critical mineral exploration
27 april 2023
The Government of India (GoI) is planning to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 to encourage exploration of deep-seated minerals such as gold, silver, copper and zinc, according to a Times of India report.
RBPlat raises concern about continuous acquisition delays
27 april 2023
Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) is "highly concerned" about continuous delays in the conclusion of the acquisition bid made by Impala Platinum (Implats) in January last year. The platinum group metals miner said the delays had effectively kept the company under offer for over a year and a half, which has been a huge drain on management time.
DRC state miner, China's CMOC reach royalties agreement
27 april 2023
A royalties agreement has been reached between the Democratic Republic of Congo's state miner Gecamines and China's CMOC, allowing for the restart of minerals exports from the world's second-largest cobalt mine.
Norilsk Nickel enterprises to test equipment from China, Turkey and Peru
27 april 2023
Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, as well as one of the largest producers of platinum and copper, continues to deal with import substitution and the search for alternative producers.
Platinum emerges as a replacement for palladium: demand to grow further
26 april 2023
For the first time in three years, the global platinum market is set for a rebound as it faces supply challenges and a surge in demand. This is set to result in a supply deficit and is likely to increase platinum prices, as mentioned in kitco.com.
Jubilee to meet or exceed full-year PGM, chrome guidance
26 april 2023
Jubilee Metals is projecting to achieve and surpass its full-year guidance for both platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome.
Amplats Q1 refined PGMs output down 13% to 626koz
26 april 2023
Anglo American Platinum (Amplats)’s refined platinum group metals (PGMs) production decreased by 13% to 626,000 ounces in the first quarter of 2023. The decrease in output was mainly due to the ramp-up of the Polokwane smelter in South Africa at the end of January this year following its rebuild.
A unique "Digital Investor" project launched at Norilsk Nickel
26 april 2023
The unique innovative project "Digital Investor" was launched in 2023 in the company "Norilsk Nickel". According to Anastasia Perfilieva, deputy director of the Polar branch of Norilsk Nickel for personnel and social policy, "Digital Investor" does not cancel traditional forms of remuneration – wages and bonuses.
First International IGI D Show is slated to take place from May 5-7 in Dubai
26 april 2023
According to reports, the IGI D Show which was initially launched in India in 2011 by the Antwerp-based International Gemological Institute (IGI), has shifted the venue and will take place in Dubai this year.
