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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
Most base metals fall on firm dollar, China worries
21 june 2023
Most base metals prices fell on Tuesday, as a strong dollar and an absence of details on further stimulus measures amid a rate cut from top consumer China weighed on sentiment, Reuters reports.
Zimplats mulls expansion into lithium
21 june 2023
The Zimbabwean division of Impala Platinum, Zimplats is contemplating diversifying into other metals, including lithium. Implats chairperson Thandi Orleyn was quoted by Bloomberg as saying that they still see a future in Zimbabwe and they are searching for opportunities to expand in other mining regions.
Hummingbird pours first gold at gold mine in Guinea
20 june 2023
Hummingbird Resources has poured the first gold at its Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea within budget and ahead of schedule.
Nikolai Doronin joined the ecology and sustainable development commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation
20 june 2023
Nikolay Doronin, chairman of the board of the Project Office for Arctic Development, was elected first deputy chairman of the Ecology and Sustainable Development Commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.
Implats makes new senior appointments
20 june 2023
Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has appointed Patrick Morutlwa as its new chief operations officer (COO) with effect from June 19.
ODC set to receive Rapaport Green Star certification
20 june 2023
Polished diamonds procured from Okavango Diamond Company, which undergo analysis by the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) and receive a GIA Diamond Origin Report (DOR), will soon be granted Rapaport Green Star certification, and be designated on RapNet, an official has said.
“The modern diamond consumer is increasingly discerning, with both industry professionals and end consumers seeking to know the origin of the diamonds they handle, purchase, or wear," said ODC managing director Mmetla Masire.
Selection for the third stream of the Norilsk Nickel leadership program
19 june 2023
To participate in the program, young professionals, including employees of Norilsk Nickel with up to three years of work experience, must register by June 30 and pass several qualifying stages: a motivational interview, testing and a group assessment with the participation of the company's managers, ttelegraf.ru reports.
Anglo American, Jiangxi Copper work together to produce ethical copper
19 june 2023
The agreement, which was signed during a visit to the headquarters of Jiangxi Copper in Nanchang, China, is part of Anglo-American's efforts to work with clients to build sustainable value chains outside of its mining operations in recognition of consumers' rising expectations for raw materials that are sourced and supplied sustainably.
Norilsk Nickel and VK agreed to cooperate in the development of information technologies for the industry
19 june 2023
Norilsk Nickel and VK signed an agreement on cooperation in the development of IT solutions for the metallurgical business.
The document, signed at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, provides for the cooperation in cloud computing and IT infrastructure virtualization, the development of multifunctional platforms and portals, tools for managing the big data and artificial intelligence technologies. The agreement was signed by Dmitry Pristanskov, State Secretary, Vice President for Relations with Authorities and Management of the Mining and Metallurgical Company, and Pavel Gontarev, CEO of VK Tech.
Mountain Province Diamonds returns 40-metre kimberlite intercept, 40 metres from Tuzo Resource
19 june 2023
In addition, the drilling of the Hearne Deep and the Northwest Extension has seen multiple intercepts of up to 287 metres of kimberlite.
In the 2023 program ten of eleven drillholes collared within and outside of the Hearne pit have intersected kimberlite with the longest intersection being 287 meters.
