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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
Mangazeya Group agrees to purchase a license for the development of the Taseyevskoye field from Highland Gold
17 march 2023
Mangazeya Mining Company (part of Mangazeya Group of Companies) and Highland Gold signed a term sheet for the purchase of a license to develop the Taseyevsky gold deposit, which previously belonged to LLC Taseyevskoye, a subsidiary of Highland Gold.
Indian diamond company receives prestigious Dun & Bradstreet ESG Leadership Award 2023
17 march 2023
Indian diamond company, Hari Krishna Exports Private Limited is delighted to announce that it has been honoured with the prestigious Dun & Bradstreet ESG Leadership Award 2023 in the Environment - Climate Impact category.
Côte d'Ivoire produces a record high of 48 tonnes of gold in 2022
17 march 2023
Côte d'Ivoire increased its year-on-year gold production by 14% to about 48 tonnes in 2022, according to media reports citing a document from the Ministry of Mines, Petrol and Energy.
Kruger Diamond Traders DMCC closes its February tender with more than 80% in value sold
16 march 2023
Kruger Diamond Traders DMCC, a member of the DDE - Diamond Best Practice Forum recently concluded its February 2023 Tender and achieved an overwhelming response from clients worldwide.
Namdia purchases more diamonds from De Beers
16 march 2023
Namibia’s state-owned diamond trading company, Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) increased the purchase of rough diamonds from De Beers’ 50%-owned Namdeb by 53% year-on-year to 222 978 carats during the 2021/2022 financial period.
Hong Kong B2B jewellery event slated for June 2023
16 march 2023
The Jewellery & Gem ASIA Hong Kong (JGA), Asia’s premier mid-year B2B fine jewellery event is scheduled for June 2023 in Hong Kong.
Petra realises $72.1m from latest tender cycle
16 march 2023
Petra Diamonds’ fourth tender for the fiscal year 2023 rose 12.5% to $72.1 million in like-for-like prices on the third tender of FY 2023, confirming the improving trend observed in the previous tender. The company sold 505,398 carats from its South African operations.
Norilsk Nickel to hold a seminar on geometallurgy
16 march 2023
The Norilsk Nickel Company together with scientists of the Siberian Federal University will organize on March 30 a scientific and technical seminar on the problems of quality management of ore raw materials, modern measuring complexes, devices and quality control technologies.
Burgundy Diamond to acquire Ekati Diamond mine in Canada
16 march 2023
Australia-based Burgundy Diamond Mines (BDM) has signed a binding share purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire Canada-based Artic Canadian’s assets, including the entirety of Ekati Diamond mine, for nearly $136m.
PGMs, diamonds drag down SA mining output in January
15 march 2023
South Africa’s mining production dropped 1.9% in January, making it the twelfth consecutive month of year-on-year decline, data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) show. Platinum group metals (PGMs) and diamonds were the main negative contributors.
