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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...
04 november 2024
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
Anton Siluanov re-elected as Chairman of ALROSA Supervisory Board
28 june 2021
ALROSA Board members re-elected Anton Siluanov, Minister of Finance of Russia, as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board following the absentee vote on Thursday, June 24. Aysen Nikolaev, Head of the Republic of Yakutia, and Sergey Ivanov, ALROSA CEO, were re-elected as First Deputy Chairman and Deputy Chairman, respectively.
Rio Tinto sets budget for Star-Orion project
28 june 2021
Mining major Rio Tinto has given notice to Star Diamond that it will be seeking approval of a $17.8 mn budget for the Star-Orion diamond project in Saskatchewan for the period of June 2021 through March 2022.
Lucy Platforms announces New Diamond Price List
28 june 2021
Tech company Lucy Platforms has announced the creation of a new diamond price list called the ‘Diamond Price List (DPL™)’. Lucy has a long-term deal to do development work for the diamond marketplace ‘Get-Diamonds.com’, owned by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses.
Art-KARAT plant acquires jewelry retailer ADAMAS
28 june 2021
The acquisition of the oldest omnichannel jewelry retailer in Russia ADAMAS by the owners of the youngest player in the jewelry production and retail market, the Belgorod jewelry factory Art-KARAT will take place in July 2021.
Rio Tinto to retain the Argyle Pink Diamonds brand
25 june 2021
Miner Rio Tinto has informed that it will retain the Argyle Pink Diamond TM brand, through a press release today. Rio Tinto said that following the closure of the iconic Argyle diamond mine in November 2020, the miner has been carefully considering options for the future of the renowned Argyle Pink DiamondsTM brand.
Titan forges ahead with Tanishq store expansion plans
25 june 2021
TATA Group’s Tanishq stores that the Titan Jewellery Division planned to open in FY22 are set to get deferred due to the second Covid wave, but the company surges on, according to media reports.
India’s ED transfers seized assets of Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi & Vijay Mallya to banks
25 june 2021
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India said that it has handed over seized assets worth around $ 1187 mn belonging to fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi to state-run banks, according to a Times of India report.
Ana de Armas will be again NDC global ambassador
25 june 2021
Natural Diamond Council (NDC) announced that the actress Ana de Armas will be its global ambassador again for the second year and will star in the next global advertising campaign this September.
Gold miners need to get greener to meet 2030 emissions targets
25 june 2021
The global gold industry is broadly on track to align with the target of keeping the global average temperature rise on Earth at 2°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the current decade. However, more action is required if the industry is to meet the 1.5°C mark, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie.
Sociedade Mineira do Cuango doubles diamond revenue
24 june 2021
Angola’s Sociedade Mineira do Cuango (SMC) doubled its February revenue to $12 million from 23,000 carats sold compared to $6 million realised a year earlier from 19,000 carats.
