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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
Gem Diamonds recovers 163.9ct yellow stone at Letšeng
05 july 2023
Gem Diamonds has unearthed a 163.9 carat yellow diamond at its 70%-owned Letšeng diamond mine in Lesotho.
EU concerned over China export controls on metals used in chips
05 july 2023
The European Commission expressed concern over China's planned curbs on exports of strategic metals widely used in the semiconductor industry and doubt that the move was related to security.
Indian households possess world's largest stock of gold at about 25,000 tonnes
05 july 2023
The volume of gold in possession of Indian households is believed to have reached 25,000 tonnes this year.
ALTR Created Diamonds to participate in the LGD Symposium hosted by DMCC in Dubai on 10 July
05 july 2023
ALTR Created Diamonds, the pioneering lab-grown diamond company, has announced its participation in the world’s-first Lab-Grown Diamond Symposium, hosted by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) on July 10, 2023.
Northam Platinum boosts group liquidity, financial flexibility
05 july 2023
Northam Platinum has concluded and implemented an agreement to restructure its existing banking facilities.
Jewelry retailer Sokolov opens its first store in China
04 july 2023
Jewelry retailer Sokolov has opened its first store in downtown Shanghai, the Chinese capital. In the first half of July, the company intends to launch two more stores as part of a pilot project, TASS reports.
PJBR: Marketing initiatives help top markets recover for platinum jewellery in Q1 2023
04 july 2023
Positive consumption among affluent jewellery buyers in platinum’s key markets and a continued recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is indicated in the latest industry review from Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) Q1 2023.
Copper eases as dollar firms, China data signals weak demand
04 july 2023
Copper prices eased on Tuesday as the dollar firmed, while weak economic data from top metals consumer China suggested a gloomy demand outlook, Reuters reported.
Chile reports new monthly decline in copper production
04 july 2023
Chile, the largest copper producer in the world, reported another monthly decline in copper output in May, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
BlueRock Diamonds fails to publish annual report
04 july 2023
BlueRock Diamonds failed to publish its annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 by 30 June 2023, which was the deadline according to the AIM rules for companies.
