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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
Lucapa Diamond blows the whistle on proposed VAT Amendment Bill in Lesotho
15 june 2022
Lucapa Diamond Company warned that the proposed VAT Amendment Bill under consideration in the Kingdom of Lesotho, if enacted, will impact the diamond mining industry in Lesotho including Lucapa’s investment in the Mothae Diamond Mine which contributed ~21% to Lucapa’s attributable mining EBITDA in FY2021.
The Ultimate Coin wins an ultimate price of more than $1.2 million
15 june 2022
The Ultimate, a one-of-a-kind one-kilo pure platinum coin produced by the Royal Canadian Mint and adorned with hundreds of pink diamonds from the famed Argyle Mine, sold for $1,261,250.00 CAD, after heated bids were exchanged during a live auction conducted by Heffel Fine Art Auction House, the Mint said in a statement for the occasion.
Russia and Belarus sign protocol on electronic exchange of information on Kimberley Process certificates
14 june 2022
The Ministry of Finance of Russia and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus signed the Protocol on Electronic Exchange of Information on Certificates of the International Certification Scheme for Rough Natural Diamonds. Now the digital exchange of information on export-import operations with rough diamonds between the two countries will take place automatically.
AGD DIAMONDS JSC recovers a 60-carat diamond
14 june 2022
AGD DIAMONDS recovered a gem-quality diamond weighing 59.26 carats on June 7, 2022 at its Grib mining and processing division. This is the fourth particularly large diamond produced by the company this year.
Israel Diamond Exchange to Host International Diamond Week in March 2023
14 june 2022
The Israel Diamond Exchange will host a week-long series of professional diamond-related events from March 27-30, 2023 in Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan, Israel.
AGD Diamonds taps into new rough diamond markets
13 june 2022
AGD Diamonds developing the Grib Diamond Field in the Arkhangelsk Province said it is exceeding its output target for 2022 as 1.1 million carats of diamonds have already been mined in the first quarter, while the planned production for the whole year is 4 million carats.
Dubai revs up diamond sales driving them to $11 billion in Q1 this year
13 june 2022
DMCC has announced that a total of USD 11 billion (AED 40.4 billion) of rough and polished diamonds were traded in the UAE in Q1 this year, up 36% from the same period in 2021, reaffirming Dubai’s status as a world-leading diamond trade hub, said the press release distributed on Friday by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre.
Trends of the year: Further digitalization of business and development of new domestic IT products
13 june 2022
The seventh conference and exhibition of innovative technologies for business, which took place on May 31 - June 2, gathered in Skolkovo more than 3500 participants, 259 speakers and 106 exhibitors who had 30 hours of useful content from experts from YouDo, Yandex Cloud, VK, Roistat, Netology, Linkage and other companies.
Christie’s nets over $48 million at June edition of Magnificent Jewels
10 june 2022
Christie’s New York June 8 auction of Magnificent Jewels achieved a total of $48,872,000 with 95% sold by lot and 98% by value.
Diamonds from Tongo mine in Sierra Leone fetch almost $1.5 million to Newfield Resources
10 june 2022
Diamonds mined by junior Newfield Resources at the Tongo mine in Sierra Leone were auctioned off by the Bonas Group and fetched $1.44 million. Newfield Resources offered 5,330 carats of rough diamonds for sale, and the entire batch was purchased. The Tongo diamonds reached an average price of $269 per carat.
