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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
Signet Jewelers reports 2Q fiscal 2023 results
05 september 2022
Signet Jewelers Limited, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, announced its results for the 13 weeks ended July 30, 2022. Total sales were $1.8 billion, down $33.2 million or 1.9% to a record Q2 of FY22, and up 29% vs. Q2 of FY20. Same store sales down 8.2% to Q2 of FY22.
Galileo finds several potential nickel targets in Zimbabwe
05 september 2022
Galileo Resources has found several potential nickel targets following an airborne geophysical survey over the two exploration licences at its Bulawayo gold project in Zimbabwe. It said there are three nickel targets with the potential for follow-up.
Nornickel provides update on noteholders’ consent solicitation
02 september 2022
Norilsk Nickel has announced the results of the separate meetings of the Loan Participation Notes holders.
Lucapa recovers 160-ct diamond at Lulo alluvial mine
02 september 2022
Lucapa Diamond has recovered a 160-carat white Type IIa diamond at its 40%-owned Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola. It said the 160-carat diamond is the 28th +100 carat diamond recovered at Lulo, which it co-owns with, Endiama and Rosas & Petalas.
BlueRock sells six diamonds for over $50 000 each at the August tender
02 september 2022
BlueRock Diamonds sold six diamonds from its Kareevlei mine, in South Africa for more than $50 000 each during its August tender. The six stones were sold for $395 000.
Lucapa incurs H1 loss after tax of $15.9mln
02 september 2022
Lucapa Diamond recorded a loss after tax of $15.9 million in the first half of 2022 compared to a profit of $5.7 million, a year earlier. It said the loss was recorded despite a relatively stable demand environment for diamonds, particularly higher-value productions of Lulo in Angola and Mothae in Lesotho, as a result of the global inflationary environment and supply chain constraints adversely impacting mining costs and critical equipment availability.
Mountain Province Diamond's upcoming September sale to showcase 151 carat exceptional coloured gem diamond
02 september 2022
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced the upcoming sale of an exceptional, coloured large rough diamond recovered from the Gahcho Kué mine, located in Canada's Northwest Territories.
Nornickel starts work to build fist apartment buildings under the Norilsk renovation programme
01 september 2022
The programme will see the first two cast-in-situ concrete nine-storey buildings completed in late 2024. In charge of construction is Polar Division’s project office for the Norilsk comprehensive development initiatives. Together with regional and municipal authorities, the office coordinates renovation initiatives financed by the Company.
"585*GOLDEN" compiled a rating of resorts with the highest seasonal sales
01 september 2022
Analysts of the 585*ZOLOTOY network have compiled a rating of Russian resort cities in which jewelry sales doubled and higher in the summer of 2022. Summer seasonality (the ratio of sales volumes in summer relative to winter) this year was especially pronounced in the Crimea, Krasnodar Krai, the republics of the Caucasus, the resorts of the Caspian Sea and the Altai.
Australian scientists on the verge of creating cheap liquid platinum catalyst
01 september 2022
Australian scientists have found a way to use platinum dissolved in gallium to create a cheap industrial catalyst, according to labnews.co.uk.
