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Ellah Muchemwa: ADPA to launch Africa's first diamond mining standard next year
The African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA), which is based in Luanda, Angola, and represents the interests of mainly African diamond producers and those with the potential to produce diamonds, will next year launch the Sustainable Development...
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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
De Beers amplifies emotional meaning that diamonds hold for consumers
03 november 2021
De Beers has announced a new global campaign centred on commitments “to ourselves, to one another and the wider world”. The campaign features a wide range of diamond jewellery from across its two houses, De Beers Jewellers and De Beers Forevermark.
Market for lab-created diamonds forecasted to almost double by 2025
03 november 2021
The lab-created diamond market is expected to grow by almost US$4 billion by 2025, according to an independent New York-based industry analyst.
WGC-India: India’s gold demand bouncing back to pre-Covid levels
03 november 2021
As restrictions are being gradually lifted across the country, retail demand is bouncing back to pre-Covid levels in India. Gold is likely to see a sharp spike in demand in Q4 of 2021 supported by softer gold prices and return of positive trade sentiments, said the World Gold Council (WGC).
The Ministry of Finance of Belgium organizes an auction of diamonds and precious stones
02 november 2021
FineShop, the center for the sale of movable property under the Ministry of Finance of Belgium, organizes the auction sale of 71 lots of diamonds and precious stones, some of which were seized as contraband.
VDB to hosts first LGD auction on November 8-11
02 november 2021
Virtual Diamond Boutique (VDB) has announced the launch of its all-new app for B2B industry auctions - the VDB Online Auction House.
Implats Q1 6E production drop 6%
02 november 2021
Impala Platinum’s (Implats) has recorded a 6% decline in ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum (6E) concentrate production to 809 000 oz for the quarter ended September 30 – the first quarter of its 2022 financial year compared to 859 000 oz, a year earlier.
China's gold consumption up 48.44 % in first three quarters
02 november 2021
Gold consumption in the Chinese market continued to rebound in the first nine months of 2021, led by a stable recovery of the domestic economy, industry data showed. According to data released by the China Gold Association, China's gold consumption totalled 813.59 tonnes, up 48.44 per cent year on year during the January – September period.
Gemfields to auction exceptional emerald collection
01 november 2021
Gemfields says it is set to auction its largest collection of Zambian emeralds ever to be offered at auction. Comprising over 45 lots, the collection — hosted by Phillips — includes 993 carats of fine Zambian emeralds, it said in a statement.
Titan’s net profit surges 4-fold to $85.58 mn in Q2
01 november 2021
Tata Group firm Titan Company reported a nearly four-fold surge in consolidated net profit at $85.58 mn for the September quarter compared with $23.10 mn in the same quarter last year.
China discovers large gold mine in Henan province
01 november 2021
A large gold mine with an initially estimated gold reserve of 31.55 tonnes has been discovered in central China’s Henan province, the Chinese media reported. According to the provincial bureau of geology and mineral exploration and development, the mine is in Zhuzhuang Township in Tongbai County.
