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Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
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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
Gennady Piven - President of the Academy of Mining Sciences of Russia
28 december 2022
On December 19, 2022, Gennady Piven, former CEO of AGD Diamonds was unanimously elected President of the Russian Academy of Mining Sciences for a term of 5 years.
Ural scientists discovered the source of Permian diamonds
28 december 2022
Russian scientists have made an important discovery in the field of research of domestic diamonds, said the rector of the Ural State Mining University Alexey Dushin.
Hedge funds lose court fight for LME disclosure of nickel crisis communications
27 december 2022
A group of hedge funds lost their court fight to force the London Metal Exchange to hand over to hand over phone call transcripts and meeting notes about the LME's March decision to cancel trades.
Wrangler is auctioning a diamond-studded belt buckle
27 december 2022
Wrangler is auctioning a commemorative 6.34-karat belt buckle featuring “75 diamonds for 75 years” with Western Sales Management through December 30.
Clive Palmer sells Australian nickel refinery for $1.3 bn
27 december 2022
Clive Palmer, Australian mining magnate has reportedly sold the troubled Yabulu nickel refinery in Queensland state to Swiss special purpose vehicle Zero Carbon Investek. This deal has reportedly fetched $1.3 bn, as per a Reuter report. However, Palmer's spokesperson refuted the sum reported by the Australian newspaper as speculation, and declined to disclose the sale price.
China Xinjiang Gold Mine Collapse: 18 trapped, rescue ops underway
26 december 2022
Following the incident, twenty-two miners were brought to the surface but 18 remain trapped. The incident reportedly took place on Saturday 24 December afternoon, according to media reports.
ALROSA is on the verge of discovering new diamond deposits
26 december 2022
ALROSA expects an operational increase in reserves due to the assessment and exploration of open kimberlite bodies and diamond placers, which will be studied within the existing infrastructure of mining and processing plants. This was announced by the chief geologist of ALROSA Konstantin Garanin.
AGD Diamonds was headed by the former head of printing enterprises Mikhail Bakov
26 december 2022
Mikhail Bakov became the CEO of the diamond mining company AGD Diamonds, which is developing a pipe named after Grib in the Arkhangelsk region, instead of Gennady Pivnya, Interfax news agency reported.
WB & HC estimate amount and footprint of critical minerals to produce clean hydrogen
23 december 2022
A joint report from The World Bank (WB) and the Hydrogen Council (HC) uses new data to estimate the amount and overall footprint of critical minerals needed to scale up clean hydrogen, as per World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) report.
«Nornickel» successfully placed CNY 5 billion exchange-traded bonds
23 december 2022
PJSC “MMC “Norilsk Nickel”, world’s largest palladium and high-grade nickel producer, as well as one of the leading platinum and copper producers, announces successful placement of CNY 5 bln (~USD710mm) exchange-traded bonds (series БО-001Р-06-CNY) on December 22, 2022. The deal is an essential step in the development of the public debt market for corporates — it is the first ever CNY placement at a floating interest rate in the Russian bond market history.
