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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
Platinum jewellery witnesses significant growth in India in Q4, 2021
11 march 2022
Platinum jewellery witnessed a strong Q4 according to the Platinum Jewellery Business Review Q4 2021. The key strategic retailers saw a robust growth of 35-40% in sales volume as compared to Q4 2020.
India’s gold jewellery export grows 50% in 2021; gold imports up at 1067 tn
10 march 2022
The Indian industry is witnessing a surge in exports and domestic sales of gold jewellery post pandemic. In the calendar year 2021, exports of gold jewellery grew by 50% to $8807.50 mn as compared to $5876.39 mn in 2020.
Lucapa raises A$12.5mln for diamond exploration
10 march 2022
Lucapa Diamond is planning to raise A$12.5-million to fund accelerated exploration programmes to take advantage of higher diamond prices.
UAE is gray-listed by FATF
10 march 2022
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘gray list’, and as per experts gold and diamond deals with Dubai companies may now face greater scrutiny.
De Beers realises $650 mln from the second sales cycle of 2022
10 march 2022
De Beers earned $650 million from its second sales cycle of 2022 compared to $550 million, a year earlier or $660 million during the first sales cycle of the year, according to Anglo American.
Petra earns $140 mln from fourth sales cycle
09 march 2022
Petra Diamonds has sold 735,222 carats from its South African operations for $140.6 million during the fourth sales cycle for the fiscal year 2022. The miner had announced the initial results for the first 80% of goods sold for this cycle late last month.
Nickel’s price surges 90% to $100,000 per tonne on LME
09 march 2022
Nickel’s price is said to have nearly doubled in value yesterday on the London Metal Exchange surging 90% versus its price on 7 March, when it went up as high as $55,000 per tonne before closing at $48,078. And on 8 March, the price leaped to $100,000, which is almost four times the price on 4 March.
De Beers core earnings more than double in 2021
09 march 2022
De Beers’ underlying EBITDA increased to $1,1 billion in 2021 compared to $417 million in 2020, reflecting the improvement in sales driven by the recovery in demand, according to Anglo American.
WGC: Global Gold price jumped 6% in February 2022
09 march 2022
The LBMA Gold Price PM jumped 6% in February, ending the month at $1,910/oz. It’s the strongest m-o-m performance since May 2021 as per a Gold Market Commentary from the World Gold Council.
ULTRADISTANCIA presents Monsters of Mine
08 march 2022
ULTRADISTANCIA is the high-resolution satellite fine art project created by the Argentinian photographer Federico Winer. He has always been interested in maps, seeing them as a form of art and a unique interpretation of the world. The project used Google Earth technology to scour the planet for eye-catching patterns and geometry, whether man-made or natural.
