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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
Gem Diamonds failed to sell its Ghaghoo diamond mine – once again
13 may 2022
The agreement concluded by Gem Diamonds last year for the sale of its Ghaghoo diamond mine with Okwa Diamonds and later extended to 10 May 2022 lapsed, thus leaving Gem Diamonds with the unsold mine on its hands for the third time in five years.
The Rock diamond sells well below high estimate at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels
12 may 2022
The Rock, a 228-carat pear-shaped white diamond recovered in South Africa about 20 years ago and tipped to fetch between CHF 19,000,000 – CHF 30,000,000, was sold yesterday for mere CHF 21,681,000 ($21.9 million) at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva.
South Africa is set to fill the gap between supply and demand in PMG market
12 may 2022
Speaking at the Investing in African Mining Conference in Cape Town, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country is ready to fill the gap between supply and demand in the platinum metals market emerging after Western sanctions against Russia, allafrica.com said in a report citing the Voice of America.
Russian diamonds come under the ban from Rapaport network
12 may 2022
RapNet, the world’s largest diamond trading network with daily listings of 1.8 million diamonds valued at $8.7 billion, has banned Russian diamonds from its network, Rapaport said in a press release on Monday.
Bonas Group will put up for sale first diamonds from Tongo mine in Sierra Leone at May tender in Antwerp
12 may 2022
Brokerage and consulting firm Bonas Group will put up for sale the first diamonds recovered from the Tongo mine in Sierra Leone in a tender to be held on May 16-20 in Antwerp, according to National Jeweler. Only invited clients will participate in the tender.
RESOLVE launches Peace Diamonds™ Restoration Initiative
11 may 2022
RESOLVE, a non-governmental organization forging sustainable solutions to critical social, health, and environmental challenges, announces the Peace Diamonds™ Restoration Initiative to rehabilitate land degraded by artisanal and small-scale diamond mining in developing economy countries and address problems associated with abandoned, water-filled pits and depleted soil resulting from former artisanal diamond mining.
Prices of fancy color diamonds go up by 1% in the first quarter of 2022
11 may 2022
The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) said in a press release distributed last week that prices of fancy color diamonds continued 2021’s positive trend and rose by 1.0% across the board. The general increase was led by Pinks at 1.3%, with Yellows following at 0.7% and Blues showing nearly no change.
UK raises tariffs on imports of platinum and palladium from Russia and Belarus
11 may 2022
On Sunday, the UK announced it would raise tariffs on imports of platinum and palladium from Russia and Belarus as part of a new package of sanctions that would affect trade in goods worth £1.7bn.
The historic and commemorative sale dedicated to the iconic Royal Oak model sees numerous all-time world records
10 may 2022
Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo achieved a total of CHF 22,303,780 in The Royal Oak 50th Sale on 7 May – a white glove sale that more than tripled its pre-sale low estimate of CHF 6.8 million, the auction house said in a press release on Friday.
The world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck starts operating at Anglo American’s PGMs mine in South Africa
10 may 2022
Last Friday, Anglo American unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck designed to operate in everyday mining conditions at its Mogalakwena PGMs mine in South Africa.
