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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
Gold heist at Canada's biggest airport investigated by Mounties
24 april 2023
Canada’s national police force is investigating a heist at Canada’s busiest airport that may have netted thieves more than US$100 million worth of gold. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed they are looking into a gold robbery at Pearson International Airport, just outside Toronto.
Nornickel announces consolidated production results for 1Q 2023
21 april 2023
Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, announces preliminary consolidated production results for the first quarter of 2023 and full year 2023 production outlook.
Lab-grown diamonds gaining immense traction in India
21 april 2023
Surging gold price in India is adding sheen to lab-grown diamonds. The demand from millennial consumers for lab-grown diamond studded jewellery rising across India. With the significant price hike in gold as well as naturally mined diamonds, consumers have begun to look at the greener, pocket-friendly option of lab-grown diamonds this season.
Lucapa receives Q1 dividends of A$2.1 mln
21 april 2023
Lucapa Diamond, which has a 40% stake in the Sociedade Mineira Do Lulo (SML) in Angola, received dividends of A$2.1 million during the first quarter of 2023. It said the development loan owing to Lucapa from SML decreased to A$18.6 million as of 31 March 2023 from A$33.6 million a year earlier mainly because of SML repaying a large part of its development loan.
De Beers gets nod for Victor Mine reclamation
21 april 2023
De Beers Group is being recognized for its ongoing reclamation work on the former Victor Mine. Located in the James Bay Lowlands, the diamond mine operated between 2008 and 2019. Active closure of the mine will be complete by the end of 2023, but progressive reclamation actually began in 2014. Long-term monitoring at the site will continue until at least 2039.
Namdeb to replace 50% of high-carbon electricity footprint with renewable energy
21 april 2023
Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and De Beers, is targeting to replace up to 50% of the current high-carbon electricity footprint with renewable wind energy.
Diamcor appoints special advisor
20 april 2023
Diamcor Mining has appointed Ross McElroy, a professional geologist with over 35 years of experience in the mining industry, as its special advisor. “After many years of informal discussions on our project and our long-term goals, I am very pleased to now have McElroy as a technical advisor to our company,” said company chief executive Dean Taylor.
Karo to begin trial mining at Zim platinum project
20 april 2023
Karo Platinum is set to begin trial mining at its new platinum project in Zimbabwe to test the resource.
H. K. Designs & Hari Krishna Exports set New World Record for most diamonds set in one ring
20 april 2023
H. K. Designs and Hari Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. from India have become a Guinness World Records™ title holder for most diamonds set in one ring by creating a ring having 50,907 diamonds in Mumbai on 11th March 2023.
NDC issues a Myth Buster Report globally
20 april 2023
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC), the authoritative resource on natural diamonds, has released its 2023 analytical report entitled, 'Diamond Facts: Addressing Myths and Misconceptions about the diamond industry', says a press release from NDC. Through this report, the NDC has set out to address misinformation about both natural diamonds and their synthetic counterparts.
