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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
Titan posts strong growth in jewellery segment in Q3
09 january 2024
Indian jeweller and watchmaker Titan Co Ltd said on 5 Jan 2024 that it registered a revenue growth of 22% year-on-year in the third quarter ended Dec. 31 as it saw double-digit growth in its jewellery business. Titan’s jewellery business alone had accounted for more than 85% of total income in the September quarter.
Labyrinth divests its gold mines in Canada for $3.5 million
09 january 2024
Labyrinth Resources Limited (LRL) has entered an agreement to sell the Labyrinth and Denain gold projects in the Abitibi region of Quebec, Canada, and all related assets for $3.5 million in cash.
Sipa Resources plans further work after initial Paterson North diamond drilling
09 january 2024
Australian Minerals Exploration Company Sipa Resources Ltd recently completed the first-ever two-hole diamond drilling program at the Paterson North Project’s Rim and Jumper targets in North Western Australia.
Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurates GJEPC’s largest-ever IIJS Signature 2024 Gem & Jewellery Trade Show
08 january 2024
India's Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the New Year’s first and largest-ever India International Jewellery Trade Show --- IIJS Signature Gem & Jewellery Trade organised by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) on 4, January 2024.
Norilsk Nickel pays windfall tax ahead of schedule
08 january 2024
In October 2023, Norilsk Nickel paid the excess profit tax (windfall tax) in the amount of 8.2 billion rubles ahead of schedule.
DMIA introduces same-day diamond verification service in conjunction with IGI
08 january 2024
The Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America (DMIA) and the International Gemological Institute (IGI) collaborated to develop a same-day diamond verification service.
Maharashtra's Jewellery Park and CFC to contribute $75 bn exports by 2030
08 january 2024
India's Maharashtra State Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that the Gems & Jewellery Park in Navi Mumbai and the Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone (SEEPZ) Special Economic Zone will contribute $75 bn to India’s export goal by 2030.
CMOC Group ramps up cobalt mining to become world's top producer
08 january 2024
Chinese mining company CMOC Group has boosted its cobalt output by more than 170% last year to 55 526 tonnes, overtaking Glencore as the world’s top producer of the critical mineral.
Lithium reserves at the Kolmozersky deposit may exceed previous forecasts
05 january 2024
The reserves of the Kolmozersky lithium deposit in the Murmansk region may turn out to be higher than previous forecasts, said the region's governor Andrei Chibis in an interview with Interfax.
European Union imposes sanctions against ALROSA and its CEO
03 january 2024
The Council of the European Union, a legislative body of the EU, has included the Russian diamond mining company ALROSA and its CEO Pavel Marynichev into the list of sanctioned entities.
