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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
Billionaire Oppenheimer wins ban on mining at Zimbabwe farm
06 july 2022
Billionaire Nicky Oppenheimer, South Africa’s second-richest man, won a court order to temporarily halt mineral exploration on his private family ranch in Zimbabwe.
Rapaport reports a decline in diamond prices and blames economy
06 july 2022
Despite the optimism generated in the diamond industry by the Las Vegas trade shows, “polished prices declined amid a weak global economic outlook and a rise in inventory levels,” as RapNet Index (RAPI™) for 1 carat diamonds went down by 1.8%, Rapaport said in a press release yesterday.
Hong Kong sales of jewellery, watches and clocks in May went up 7.1% in value
06 july 2022
The Monthly Survey of Retail Sales (MRS) of the Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said the value of total retail sales in May 2022, provisionally estimated at $29.1 billion, decreased by 1.7% compared with the same month in 2021.
The RSPP Council on Non-Financial Reporting begins work in new format
05 july 2022
The first meeting of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Council on Non-Financial Reporting, ESG Indices and Sustainable Development Ratings chaired by Andrey Bugrov was held on June 30, 2022 at the RSPP premises, according to a report published on the RSPP website. Members of the Council and invited experts took part in the meeting.
Blue Rock Diamonds achieves better results in 2021 over previous year despite challenges
05 july 2022
Blue Rock Diamonds, the AIM listed diamond producer, which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa, announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2021 saying that the achieved results are significantly better than in 2020 despite major challenges including shutdowns due to DMR, Covid-19 and extreme weather.
De Beers to double the number of their stores in India
05 july 2022
Sachin Jain, De Beers India Managing Director told PTI that the company intends to increase the number of their stores in India to 30. The company currently has 14 stores in the country. De Beers India made this decision against the backdrop of a strong market comparable to last year.
Electricity shortage in South Africa threatens platinum production
05 july 2022
Power shortages in South Africa, exacerbated by a workers strike at Eskom, a state-owned power generating company, could lead to disruption of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) refineries.
The Horological Society of New York announces timepieces for HSNY: 2022 Charity Auction
04 july 2022
The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) announced Timepieces for HSNY: 2022 Charity Auction, presented online by Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo from July 6-13, 2022.
Anglo American agrees to combine nuGenTM with First Mode
04 july 2022
Anglo American is in exclusive negotiations with First Mode Holding, and has agreed non-binding terms, to combine Anglo American’s nuGenTM Zero Emissions Haulage Solution (ZEHS) with First Mode, the specialist engineering technology company that partnered with Anglo American to develop the nuGenTM ZEHS
IBDH confirms second layer of diamonds in L-Channel deposit at Ellendale Mine in Australia
04 july 2022
Evaluation of the L-Channel alluvial deposit at Ellendale Mine in Australia has revealed 2 separate layers of diamondiferous gravel deposits - an upper younger gravel layer (A-Layer) and a deeper gravel layer (B-Layer), India Bore Diamond Holdings (IBDH) said in a press release received by Rough&Polished.
