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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
Indian jeweler breaks record with 24,697 diamonds in one ring
20 july 2022
Indian company SWA Diamonds (India) from Kerala has broken a Guinness World Records title, achieving the record for the most diamonds set in one ring on 5 May 2022. The creation of the ring began with its design, which the team decided to base on the pink oyster mushroom.
ALROSA plans to instruct National Settlement Depository to arrange transfer of funds for Eurobond coupon payments
19 july 2022
PJSC ALROSA announces the launch of the identification procedure for Eurobond holders whose rights are recorded by Russian depositories.
Emerald & diamond parure headlines Hong Kong auction today
19 july 2022
An emerald and diamond parure alongside a ring adorned with white and light pink diamonds are expected to attract buyers’ attention at Sotheby’s Jewels auction on 19 July in Hong Kong.
Platinum Group Metals incurs net loss of $7.26mln
19 july 2022
South Africa-focused Platinum Group Metals (PTM) incurred a net loss of $7.26 million during the nine months ended May 31, 2022, compared to $8.84 million, a year earlier. It said general and administrative expenses were $3.26 million during the period under consideration compared to the previous year’s $2.91 million.
Norilsk Nickel became the First company in the Central Bank's crypto register
19 july 2022
Nornickel became the first issuer on the industrial asset tokenisation platform Atomyze, which produces digital assets of Norilsk Nickel and in which Vladimir Potanin's Interros had previously invested. Atomyze is powered by distributed ledger technology that digitises physical assets and simplifies the trading process by achieving faster processing times.
Botswana Diamonds begins Thorny River drilling
19 july 2022
London AIM and BSE-listed diamond explorer, Botswana Diamonds has commenced drilling on the recently discovered high-grade geophysical anomalies on Thorny River in South Africa.
B2Gold boosts Q2 output
19 july 2022
B2Gold, which has mines in Namibia, Mali and the Philippines produced 208,858 ounces of gold in the second quarter of the year. Total output for the period under review was 223,623 ounces, including 14,765 ounces of attributable production from Calibre Mining.
LUSANT debuts at 2022 JCK - The International Jewelry Show in Las Vegas
19 july 2022
LUSANT, a fashionable and diversified diamond brand, appeared at JCK Las Vegas, one of the most prestigious international jewelry events. LUSANT presented its brand image and technological prowess at JCK through a variety of jewelry pieces with distinctive brand features, deepening consumers' awareness and understanding of the brand.
Jewellery a la Russe - the 585*ZOLOTOY chain summed up the results of the “Jewellers” international competition
18 july 2022
Many world designers turn to traditional Russian motifs. The 585* ZOLOTOY (Gold) chain invited the participants of the “Jewellers” international competition to create jewellery in a la Russe style and take everything that constitutes the cultural code of the country and reflects the country’s spiritual or material values as the basis for their work.
Diamcor latest rough sales attract an average price of $246.62/ct
18 july 2022
Diamcor Mining sold 1,939.81 carats from the Krone-Endora, Venetia Project in South Africa, generating gross revenues of more than $478 000 in its first tender for the second quarter ending September 30, 2022. The diamonds attracted an average price of $246.62 per carat.
