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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...
28 october 2024
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
Norilsk Nickel plans to launch Sulfur Program in Q3 2023
16 september 2022
Norilsk Nickel plans to launch a Sulfur Program in the third quarter of 2023, according to the company's president Vladimir Potanin, who told this to journalists on Friday.
FURA Gems unveils ‘Estrela De Fura’ – world’s largest gem-quality ruby ever discovered
16 september 2022
FURA Gems Inc., the leading coloured-gemstone mining company headquartered in Dubai, UAE, has announced the discovery of the world's largest gem-quality ruby ever mined at an event hosted by DMCC at their Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE).
Zim platinum miner in a tax row with authorities
16 september 2022
Anglo American's platinum operation in Zimbabwe, Unki Mines has filed an urgent high court application against the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, which sought to garnish funds from the company’s local account over a royalties dispute.
ICMM, PRI & UNEP issue joint statement post the Jagersfontein tailings failure
16 september 2022
Mourning the lives lost in the incident, the co-conveners of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, the ICMM, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) issued a statement saying that the failure of a dam containing mine waste, or tailings, in Jagersfontein, in South Africa’s Free State province, on 11 September was a tragedy that underscores the critical importance of responsible tailings management.
Jewellery & Gem WORLD Singapore Show opens on September 27
16 september 2022
Jewellery & Gem WORLD Singapore (JGW Singapore) present one of the largest gatherings of the jewellery buying community after nearly three years due to the pandemic when it opens on September 27.
Two-day convention of diamond traders in Antwerp
16 september 2022
At 14 & 15 September, Antwerp was home to the wordwide diamond industry. The most important stakeholders talked about the future of diamonds in a new brand new format: FACETS 2022.
DGCX collaborates with precious metals solutions firm FinMet
16 september 2022
The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has signed an agreement with FinMet Pte Ltd as it plans to introduce new gold products to its current precious metals product suite. The five-year agreement was signed by the CEO of DGCX, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and the Managing Director of FinMet, Pramod Mohan.
Zim small-scale gold miners continue to dwarf primary producers
15 september 2022
Zimbabwe’s small-scale gold miners continued to produce the bulk of the country’s yellow metal compared to primary producers. The Herald reports, citing data from the Zimbabwe Mining Federation (ZMF) that the small-scale miners produced 12.4 tonnes of gold from more than 19 tonnes said to have been recovered in the first eight months of 2022.
BlueRock Diamonds makes board changes
15 september 2022
BlueRock Diamonds, which owns and operates the Kareevlei diamond mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa, has appointed Victor Dingle as its chief executive. This follows the resignation of Mike Houston as the executive chairperson.
Global gold demand remains stable in Q2 of 2022
15 september 2022
The World Gold Council’s latest ‘Gold Demand Trends’ report reveals that gold demand in the second quarter was down 8% year-on-year to 948t, but thanks to strong ETF inflows in Q1, gold demand for the first half of 2022 is up 12% compared to H1 2021 at 2,189 t.
