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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
Mr Navrattan Kothari felicitated with Lifetime Achievement Award at JWA
08 march 2022
The Jewellery World Awards (JWA) awarded KGK Group Chairman Navrattan Kothari with the Jewellery World Awards' highest honour, the Lifetime Achievement Award, for the year 2021 on 21 February in Dubai in the esteemed presence of industry stalwarts.
Zim diamond mine workers reject 50% salary hike
08 march 2022
The Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has rejected a 50% salary increment offered by mining companies, according to local media reports. The wage increase would see the lowest-paid employee earning ZW$45 000 from ZW$30 000.
Botswana bids to host KP permanent secretariat
08 march 2022
Botswana, the world’s second-largest diamond producer, is vying to host a permanent new headquarters and secretariat for the Kimberley Process (KP). Bloomberg reports that the southern African nation would compete against China and Austria to host the watchdog’s permanent secretariat.
The market sees a sharp rise in prices for palladium
07 march 2022
Prices for this precious metal, which is widely used in industry, rose by 6% in February this year, and their growth is the third month in a row. Last Friday, palladium was trading at $2,981.9 a troy ounce on the market, according to barrons.com, which said it is the highest level since 1984.
Diamcor to expedite phase two upgrades at SA project
07 march 2022
Diamcor Mining is set to accelerate certain portions of its planned phase two of expansions at its Krone-Endora at Venetia project in South Africa. It said the decision was made due to the current strength shown in rough diamond pricing and the potential for additional rough diamond shortages moving forward.
Lucapa eyes average annual diamond output of 153 000 carats at Merlin
07 march 2022
Lucapa Diamond is targeting an average diamond production of about 153,000 carats per year at its wholly-owned Merlin diamond project in the Northern Territory of Australia. The annual processing capacity is about 1.2 million tonnes per annum, treating a total of 14 million tonnes over the 14-year life.
Odessa Minerals applies for two licenses south of Argyle mine
07 march 2022
Australian company Odessa Minerals (ODE) has applied for two exploration licenses south of the Argyle Diamond Mine. The applications come at a time when diamond prices are reportedly on the rise and the company aims to eventually produce ethically sourced diamonds.
FPIC in Tukhard - a unique application of international practice
05 march 2022
The third round of consultations on the resettlement and settlement development program took place in Tukhard. The residents of the village and Norilsk Nickel signed an agreement on FPIC - Free, Prior And Informed Consent. This is the first such experience in Russia.
ALROSA suspends its NDC membership
04 march 2022
ALROSA decided to suspend its membership in Natural Diamond Council (NDC). The diamond miner announced this in a statement for the press sent to Rough&Polished on Friday.
TAGS sells 60,000 cts of Rough at Dubai February tender
04 march 2022
Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS) recent sales event ran from 24th Feb – 2nd March 2022. Following a very successful Dubai Diamond Conference on 21st Feb and numerous other trade and jewellery events throughout the week, TAGS presented one of the largest tenders to date of its regular Southern African productions.
