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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
Versamet buys precious and base metals royalties portfolio from B2Gold
14 june 2024
Canada-based B2Gold has reported a sale of a portfolio of ten precious and base metals royalties valued at $90 million to Versamet Royalties in exchange for 153.2 million common shares of the latter.
Gemfields appoints ex-De Beers CEO as chairperson
13 june 2024
Gemfields has appointed Bruce Cleaver, a former De Beers chief executive as its board chairperson and an independent non-executive director.
Zambia expects KoBold to spend $2.3 billion on Zambia copper mine
13 june 2024
KoBold Metals, the mining exploration business backed by Bill Gates, has the potential to invest $2.3 billion in the development of a sizable new copper mine in Zambia, according to President Hakainde Hichilema citing figures from the company.
Sprott launches $100m physical copper fund
13 june 2024
Sprott global investment manager specializing in precious metals and real assets has launched its new $100 million Physical Copper Trust, which would operate similarly to physical gold ETFs.
Pandora brings lab-grown diamonds to Denmark
13 june 2024
Pandora is now introducing its lab-grown diamonds collection to its home country Denmark, the first EU market to offer Pandora’s innovative diamonds.
SA’s mine workers union signs five-year wage agreement with Petra Diamonds
13 june 2024
South Africa’s powerful National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has signed a five-year wage agreement with Petra Diamonds.
ALROSA to shut down its Antwerp office
12 june 2024
The supervisory board of the Russian diamond mining company ALROSA will hold a vote on June 13 on a number of issues, one of which will be the closure of the company's office in Antwerp, Belgium due to bankruptcy proceedings.
ADMA inks MoU with Authentia.io to advance traceability efforts
12 june 2024
The African Diamond Manufacturers Association (ADMA) has signed a ‘transformative’ Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Authentia.io to advance traceability efforts in the global diamond industry.
China paused gold purchases in May for the first time in 18 months
12 june 2024
China's central bank suspended gold reserves replenishment in May amid record spot gold prices. This happened for the first time since the end of 2022.
Diamond, topaz and garnet topped the rating of precious stones among Russian jewelry buyers
12 june 2024
The analytics and data department of the 585*GOLDEN jewelry store network tracked the statistics of sales of jewelry with precious stones in Russia and compiled a rating of the most popular stones.
