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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
African gold worth billions of dollars smuggled - report
06 june 2024
Gold worth $35 billion produced by artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa, the world's largest bullion producing continent, goes undeclared and is then smuggled abroad, a report published by SwissAid, a Swiss aid and advocacy organization, claims.
Hong Kong demand aids Swiss watch exports in April
06 june 2024
Swiss watch exports rebounded by 4.5% in April following a 16% decline in March amid positive demand in Hong Kong.
De Beers to discontinue six-year lab-grown diamond jewellery initiative
05 june 2024
To reduce prices and establish a clear distinction in the minds of consumers, the company introduced Lightbox, which allowed it to offer synthetic diamonds at a substantial discount to its competitors.
Gem Diamonds continues to extract large stones at Letšeng
05 june 2024
This is the seventh greater than 100-carat diamond recovered at the mine to date this year.
EU urges Serbia to produce critical minerals amid looming tensions with Rio Tinto’s local lithium project
05 june 2024
The European Union and the Serbian government are nearing completion of talks to move ahead with the controversial Jadar project, which will be the largest lithium mine in Europe and would cost $4 billion to commission.
Australian miners tap into North America’s lithium projects
05 june 2024
Just recently, two Australian mining companies, Armada Metals and Arizona Lithium, have announced their advances in lithium projects in US and Canada, respectively.
Rough market is sluggish due to weak demand for polished diamonds - May TAGS tender in Dubai
04 june 2024
Polished diamond sales were slow in April as high inflation and interest rates affected consumer spending in America. Chinese buyers still prefer to invest in gold rather than diamonds.
Debswana rough diamond sales drop in the first quarter
04 june 2024
The slow market conditions that were seen in 2023 persisted throughout the first quarter of 2024, resulting in a 48.3% decline in the sales of rough diamonds at Debswana Diamond Company, according to figures issued by Botswana's central bank.
De Beers unveils new diamond verification tool for retail businesses
04 june 2024
De Beers unveiled its newest diamond verification instrument last week at the JCK trade show in Las Vegas, which will bring its leading synthetic diamond detection technology to the retail counter for the first time and support consumer confidence by detecting the differences between natural diamonds and lab-grown diamonds (LGDs).
Kavango identifies first high-priority targets for drilling at Botswana copper project
04 june 2024
London-listed Kavango Resources has identified the first high-priority targets for Phase 1 of drilling on the Karakubis copper project, which is situated in Botswana, on the Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB).
