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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
Rosatom to supply Nornickel with radioisotope instruments for measurements at production facilities
28 march 2024
Rosatom signed an agreement with Nornickel to supply new generation radioisotope instruments to keep track of liquid industrial products in difficult operating conditions without stopping the production processes.
France to subsidize nickel production in New Caledonia
27 march 2024
France is set to make a bailout deal to save the struggling nickel industry in the New Caledonia region before the end of March, finance minister Bruno Le Maire said as cited by Reuters.
Nornickel introduces new tech for carbon-free energy industry at Chinese conference
27 march 2024
Norilsk Nickel has showcased its cutting-edge developments in utilizing palladium for carbon-free energy generation, including hydrogen, at a major energy conference in China.
New investor shows interest in Ghaghoo mine – Botswana Diamonds
27 march 2024
Botswana Diamonds says there is interest from a new investor in acquiring the Ghaghoo mine, in Botswana.
Goldplat remains profitable despite facing challenges in South Africa
27 march 2024
Goldplat, which has gold mining operations in South Africa and Ghana, achieved profitable results for the six months ended December 31, 2023, despite facing challenging circumstances in South Africa.
Antofagasta commissions desalination plant in Chilean region struck with 15-year-long drought
27 march 2024
Antofagasta Minerals has recently commissioned a desalination plant that cost more than $2 billion to build. The plant, a part of its flagship Los Pelambres copper mine, is aimed at relieving the effects of severe drought that has hit its production.
Russia's Gokhran started buying diamonds from ALROSA in 2024
26 march 2024
The Gokhran of Russia has been purchasing diamonds from ALROSA since the beginning of 2024, an informed source familiar with the matter told Rough&Polished.
DRC surpasses Peru to become the world’s second-largest copper producer
26 march 2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpassed Peru to become the world's second-largest copper producer in 2023, according to media reports.
Consumers becoming wary of LGD depreciation - Signet CEO
26 march 2024
Signet Jewelers recorded a fall in sales in the fourth fiscal quarter after what was described by the group's CEO Virginia Drosos as growth in consumer awareness about falling lab-grown diamond (LGD) prices.
Norilsk Nickel prepares to launch second stage of the Sulfur Program
26 march 2024
Norilsk Nickel is planning to launch the second stage of the large-scale environmental Sulfur program at the Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant (NMP) in Norilsk.
