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Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
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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
AGD Diamonds to complete open pit mining at Grib by 2028
16 january 2023
Diamond mining company AGD Diamonds will complete the open pit mining at the Vladimir Grib diamond deposit by the end of 2027, news agency INTERFAX reports. The decision was announced during a working visit to the enterprise by the governor of the region Alexander Tsybulsky and assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin.
Lucapa recovers 41 diamonds from Lulo kimberlite bulk sample
16 january 2023
Lucapa Diamond has recovered 41 diamonds, including two special-sized diamonds weighing 15.27 and 12.37 carats from the Lulo kimberlite L164 bulk sample, in Angola. It said the 41 diamonds weighed 66.05 carats.
Uganda allows Blencowe to export materials from its Orom-Cross Graphite project
16 january 2023
Graphite, nickel and copper developer Blencowe Resources has received an approval from the Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to export materials from its Orom-Cross Graphite Project to Chinese testing facilities to allow final bulk metallurgical test work to be undertaken in 2023.
Charles Stanley to Retire from De Beers
16 january 2023
Charles Stanley, President of De Beers Brands in North America, is to retire from the business following more than 20 years with De Beers. Stanley will hand over his official duties over the course of January and remain through the end of February to ensure a smooth transition.
The network "585 * GOLDEN" compares the target traffic before and after the New Year
16 january 2023
In the network "585 * GOLDEN" compared the traffic, sales and customer requests in the last days of December and during the New Year holidays. The conversion to purchase increased by 10% while maintaining the average annual traffic level.
The EU is again discussing a ban on the import of Russian diamonds
16 january 2023
The European Commission has accelerated work on the tenth package of anti-Russian sanctions, RIA Novosti reported, citing a statement by Andrzej Sados, a member of the European Parliament from Poland.
ALROSA unearths two large diamonds at Udachnaya on Russian Bank Worker Day
13 january 2023
Two large high-quality diamonds were unearthed in Yakutia on one and the same day. This unique coincidence occurred on December 2, 2022, when Russian bankers celebrated their professional holiday.
Industrial demand for platinum in 2023 to be the second strongest year
13 january 2023
According to this year's forecast for industrial platinum demand, it may be the second strongest year on record. Demand is expected to climb ten per cent to 2,316 koz due to increase in demand from the glass industry.
Saudi Arabia announces 6 new mining opportunities to be presented at FMF 2023
13 january 2023
Saudi Arabia has announced six new mining opportunities that will be presented at Future Minerals Forum 2023 (FMF 2023), which is taking place from 10 to 12 January at King Abdulaziz International Conference Centre in Riyadh.
VTB launched the sale of ALROSA investment diamonds without VAT
13 january 2023
VTB has opened the sale of ALROSA investment diamonds to private individuals, which are not subject to VAT. Investors can purchase colorless, yellow and pink diamonds of varying degrees of shade intensity, the media communications service of ALROSA reported.
