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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
Blockchain students receive master degrees at MIPT
28 june 2023
Students of blockchain department at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) defended their graduation master theses on June 26. The department is part of the Idea scientific center.
DRC may become the second largest copper producer in the world
28 june 2023
By 2026-2027, the Democratic Republic of Congo should overtake Peru and become the second largest copper producer in the world, second only to Chile, which is the global leader with a production volume of 5.36 million tons in 2022.
HUID for gold mandatory in India from July 1
28 june 2023
Mandatory hallmarking of gold with six-digit alphanumeric HUID (Hallmark Unique Identification) will be applicable to all jewellers in India from July 1. This means the sale of old hallmarked jewellery with four logos without HUID number will not be allowed from July 1.
Zijin, Sibanye interested in Zambia copper mine – report
28 june 2023
Zambia's state-owned ZCCM Investment Holdings says that China's Zijin Mining and Sibanye-Stillwater are among the potential buyers of Mopani Copper Mines.
India is poised as the largest exporter of lab-grown diamonds globally
28 june 2023
India is the market leader in exporting lab-grown diamonds (LGD) to the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and China. India's LGD exports amounted to $1.3 bn in 2021-22, a 106.5 per cent increase compared to the $636.44 mn in 2020-21.
KP Group's renewable energy fuels Greenlab Diamond’s 7.5-carat diamond
28 june 2023
KPI Green Energy, a subsidiary of KP Group, the leading player in the renewable energy sector, played a vital role in the creation of a 7.5-carat lab-grown diamond that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted to US First Lady Jill Biden during his recent state visit to the US.
H K Impex dazzles on sustainability & luxury at HKCEC in Hong Kong
28 june 2023
H K Impex Pvt. Ltd., a distributor of Hari Krishna Exports, has left a striking footprint at the Grand HKCEC, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. This exhibition, held between 22nd June and 25th June 2023, had an exquisite collection of diamonds ranging from cut & polished to loose and fancy colour diamonds.
Gold firms as dollar slips
27 june 2023
Gold prices inched up on Monday as the dollar slid ahead of key inflation data that could decide the action in coming weeks by the world’s major central banks, most of whom are girding for higher interest rates, Investing.com wrote.
The joint venture of Norilsk Nickel and Rosatom to develop a lithium deposit
27 june 2023
Polar Lithium, the joint venture of Norilsk Nickel and Rosatom, signed an agreement for the development of the Kolmozersk lithium deposit with the Murmansk region at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, sgnorilsk.ru reported.
India's DGFT scraps controversial allotments to limited number of applicants
27 june 2023
After scrapping an earlier controversial decision, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has reallocated the special gold import quota of 140 tonnes, roughly worth more than $10 bn, to 341 applicants under the India-UAE comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
