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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
Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets
Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.
16 september 2024
Galileo begins third phase drill programme at Shinganda targeting preliminary mineral resource
26 june 2024
Galileo Resources has begun a third phase drill programme to validate the board's current view that near-surface copper-gold mineralisation occurs along the Shinganda Fault Splay over a strike length of potentially more than 4km offering scope for the development of a preliminary mineral resource at the Shinganda Copper-Gold Project, in Zambia.
Jubilee rolls out Zambia's integrated copper strategy, acquires two near-surface copper mining operations
25 june 2024
Jubilee Metals, a diversified metals producer, has rolled out its integrated copper strategy in Zambia.
Silver Treasures of Oman exhibition to be held in the Moscow Kremlin Museums
25 june 2024
On July 12, an exhibition about the traditional culture of the Sultanate of Oman will open for the first time at the Patriarchal Palace in the Moscow Kremlin.
New ESG rating of Russian Arctic companies published
25 june 2024
The Arctic Development Project Office and the Department of Environmental Economics of Moscow State University published the Polar Index, the seventh annual rating of Russian companies operating in the Arctic.
GJEPC notes a continued decline in gems and jewelry exports and an increase in imports in May
25 june 2024
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) of India has released monthly data on the country's rough and polished diamond trade for May 2024.
Fieldwork exploration successfully concluded at Kolmozerskoye lithium deposit
25 june 2024
Polar Lithium, a joint venture between Nornickel and Rosatom, has completed an exploration drilling of 184 wells with a combined length of more than 40 km at its Kolmozerskoye lithium deposit.
EU clarifies sanction regime for grandfathered diamonds
24 june 2024
Under the new, 14th sanction package of the European Union against Russia, the European Commission has clarified its stance on the so-called grandfathered diamonds and prolonged the deadline for further tightening of import controls.
Agnico to boost annual gold output at Canadian mine to 1 mn ouces
24 june 2024
Canadian mining company Agnico Eagle Mines has announced plans to increase the production at its Detour Lake gold project in Ontario to 1 million ounces per year by mill optimization and expansion to underground operations.
GIA introduces jewelry reports pilot
24 june 2024
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has introduced a pilot program on jewelry reports that offers insights into the components of submitted items, including metal details, gemstone characteristics, and existing engravings.
PO Kristall revenue reaches 3 billion rubles in 2023
24 june 2024
The revenue of Production Association (PO) Kristall, a diamond cutting and polishing subsidiary of ALROSA, amounted to 3 billion rubles ($33.7 million) in 2023, according to Vasily Anokhin, governor of the Smolensk Region.
