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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...
28 october 2024
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
Norilsk Nickel: FPIC is a litmus test for any company’s civilized image
08 september 2022
On Thursday, the Eastern Economic Forum hosted a panel session “The Life of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples: Preserving Traditions, Developing the Economy and Improving the Quality of Life” attended by representatives of indigenous peoples, authorities and businesses, who discussed ways to improve their interaction to solve the problems that arise in the life of northerners.
Gem Diamonds wins environmental gong
08 september 2022
Gem Diamonds, which has a 70% stake in the Letseng Diamond mine in Lesotho, has won the Best Climate-Related Reporting (Small Cap) award at the Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) Investing Awards 2022. The miner said companies should make around climate change into their business processes and decision-making.
Osino eyes low-cost, economically robust open pit gold mine in Namibia
08 september 2022
Osino Resources has concluded a pre-feasibility study (PFS), which shows that its Twin Hills Gold Project, in Namibia will be a long-life, low-cost and economically robust open pit gold project with significant upside.
Norilsk Nickel makes proposals to improve the country's tax legislation
07 september 2022
Speaking at the session “Current Issues of Improving Legislation on Advanced Development Territories of the Far East” at the Eastern Economic Forum, Andrey Grachev, Vice President for Federal and Regional Programs of Norilsk Nickel made two proposals to improve the country’s tax legislation in relation to companies operating in the Far East territories of advanced development.
Norilsk Nickel: Russia must remain committed to green economy and carbon neutrality
07 september 2022
Dmitry Pristanskov, Vice President for Government Relations and Management of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, speaking during the Eastern Economic Forum at the panel discussion "Energy of Green Markets in Asia" said that despite the fact that some countries are returning to the use of energy sources with extremely high carbon dioxide emissions, Russia must remain committed to a green economy and carbon neutrality.
ALROSA is not yet discussing a deal for the sale of rough to Gokhran
07 september 2022
ALROSA is not yet discussing a deal for the sale of rough diamonds to Gokhran, which could guarantee a full workload for the company’s mining units and support financial performance against the backdrop of US sanctions that hindered its diamond sales. “Not yet at this stage. If it suddenly becomes necessary, I think the government will be glad to consider [the feasibility of this deal]," Sergei Ivanov, ALROSA CEO told Interfax on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2022).
WPIC: Excess platinum imports by China spur shortages elsewhere
07 september 2022
Stronger than expected shipments of platinum to China in the first half of the year spurred shortages elsewhere as supply declined from mines and also recycling, according to the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC). The platinum market was in surplus on paper but on the ground tightness sent lease rates surging to the highest levels in a decade, the WPIC said in its latest quarterly report.
DMCC’s DDE hosts unveiling of one of world’s largest flawless pink diamonds
07 september 2022
DMCC hosted the unveiling of one of the world’s largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamonds, the “Williamson Pink Star” on 5, Sept at the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE).
International Jewelry Exhibition-Congress J-1 in Moscow
07 september 2022
The International Jewelry Exhibition-Congress J-1 was held on August 31 - September 3 in Moscow. On the sidelines of the congress, representatives of regulatory authorities and key business players of the EAEU jewelry industry discussed the export of jewelry products from Russia and its integration partners.
Interros Group run by Vladimir Potanin presented its business program at the Eastern Economic Forum
06 september 2022
The major task for Interros will be the presentation and popularization of its project to build a new world-class resort in Kamchatka - the Three Volcanoes Park, as media reports say. The industrial group of Vladimir Potanin is convinced that the construction of this facility will bring significant benefits to the economy of the region and the inhabitants of the entire Far East.
