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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
Caledonia raises $5.8m in Zimbabwe
12 april 2023
Caledonia Mining Corporation has reported the conclusion of a $5.8-million placement on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange. It said the placement received strong support from both new and current institutional investors, with a total of 423 951 Zimbabwe Depository Receipts (ZDRs) placed for $12.74 per ZDR.
De Beers realises $540m from third sales cycle
12 april 2023
De Beers has announced a provisional rough diamond sales value of $540 million for the third sales cycle of 2023, according to Anglo American. Revenue raked in rose 8% compared to the $497 million registered during the second rough diamond sales of the year. It, however, dropped 5% compared to $566 million, a year earlier.
India celebrates Akshaya Tritiya with the Timeless De Beers Forevermark Icon Collection
12 april 2023
On the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya which celebrates good fortune and prosperity, De Beers Forevermark presents - the Forevermark Icon™ Collection.
TAGS' recent tender concludes with sales to 60 companies with a sell-through similar to last month
12 april 2023
Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS) presented this month's event between 29 March- 4 April attracting approximately 150 companies from all the leading centres.
Dundee Precious on track to meet production guidance for 2023
12 april 2023
Canadian-based international gold mining company Dundee Precious Metals, which has operations in Namibia, Bulgaria, Ecuador and Serbia, is on track to meet previously issued production guidance for 2023. The company is targeting to produce between 270 000 and 315 000 ounces (oz) as well as 30 to 35 Mlbs of copper in 2023.
A heart-shaped diamond recovered in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Province
11 april 2023
A heart-shaped diamond weighing 16.64 carats was unearthed at the M. V. Lomonosov diamond mine in the Arkhangelsk Province, said the media communications service of Severalmaz JSC.
De Beers finds a diamond within a diamond
11 april 2023
De Beers has unveiled the "Beating Heart," a 0.33-carat rough specimen consisting of a diamond within another diamond. A D-color, type IaAB diamond was discovered with an internal cavity surrounding a smaller loose diamond that is imprisoned but free to move about within the space.
China expands gold reserves at central banks for the fifth month
11 april 2023
China boosted its gold reserves for a fifth straight month, extending efforts by the world’s central banks to boost their holdings of the precious metal, as per media reports. According to World Gold Council (WGC), many countries have been building up stockpiles of bullion amid heightened geopolitical risks and high inflation. Central-bank demand rose for a second year in 2022, and the biggest buyers in January of this year were Turkey, China and Kazakhstan.
Ivanhoes boosts Q1 output at Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex
11 april 2023
Ivanhoes Mines’ 39.6%-owned Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo produced 93 603 tonnes of copper in concentrate in the first quarter of 2023 compared to 92,761 tonnes of copper in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Data shows potential for copper, nickel at Zambia’s Mukai project - Tertiary
10 april 2023
Tertiary Minerals reports that First Quantum Minerals (FQM)’s data indicates exploration potential for both copper and nickel at the Mukai project in Zambia. This follows the compilation and reviewing of historical data provided under a data sharing and technical cooperation agreement with FQM as well as the completion of exploration planning for the 2023 field season.
