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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
Norilsk Nickel receives the Leaders of Responsible Business Award
26 april 2024
Norilsk Nickel became the 1st degree laureate of the first national Leaders of Responsible Business Award. The awarding ceremony was held at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) congress.
Anglo American confirms BHP’s £31.1 billion offer
26 april 2024
Anglo American has confirmed that it received an unsolicited, non-binding and highly conditional combination proposal from BHP, the world’s largest mining company.
Gemfields adopts G-Factor for Natural Resources to improve transparency
25 april 2024
Gemfields has adopted the G-Factor for Natural Resources, a measure promoting greater transparency regarding the level of natural resource wealth shared with the governments of host countries.
SODIAM realises $17 mln from the first tender of 2024
25 april 2024
The Angolan National Diamond Trading Company (SODIAM) sold 636.28 carats or 20 special diamonds from Sociedade Mineira do Lulo, Sociedade Mineira do Somiluana, Society Mineira do Chitotolo, Sociedade Mineira do Uari and Sociedade Mineira do Kaixepa mining companies for $17 million at its first tender of the year.
Global supply of critical minerals may be at risk due to low investment - Rio Tinto chair
25 april 2024
The global energy transition is running the risk of a slowdown due to low levels of investment in the global mining sector for such critical minerals as copper, said Rio Tinto chairman Dominic Barton as cited by Reuters.
Copper 360 delivers the first copper concentrate from Northern Cape Province in 21 years
25 april 2024
Copper 360 has delivered the first copper concentrate from the Northern Cape Province in 21 years, marking the start of a new era in copper production in South Africa.
ALROSA commissions new plant for diamond ore study in Yakutia
25 april 2024
ALROSA held an opening ceremony of the processing plant for the Vilyui geological exploration team in Mirny, Yakutia Republic, in the presence of the head of the region Aisen Nikolaev and the CEO of the company Pavel Marinychev.
De Beers first quarter output drops 23% to 6.9Mcts
24 april 2024
De Beers’ rough diamond production decreased by 23% to 6.9 million carats in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 8.9 million carats a year earlier, primarily due to changes implemented to lower production in response to market inventory levels.
Russian metal producers could benefit from closer cooperation with China - Potanin
24 april 2024
Russian producers of copper, nickel and a number of other metals can benefit from greater involvement in the Chinese market due to the lack of broader diversification opportunities, noted Norilsk Nickel’s president Vladimir Potanin.
India’s gems and jewellery exports fell by 12% in FY2024
24 april 2024
India's gems and jewellery exports declined by 12.17% in FY2023-24, according to the data released by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).
