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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
Sri Lanka looks to sell its 310 kg blue sapphire ‘Queen of Asia’
18 january 2022
Sri Lanka is looking to sell ‘Queen of Asia’, its 310-kg blue sapphire, if the buyer pays over $100 mn, as per media reports. The natural corundum of 1,550,000 carats of blue sapphire was found from private land in Sri Lanka's Ratnapura locality in July 2021.
Theta Gold extends underground pre-feasibility study
18 january 2022
Theta Gold Mines has added the Rietfontein mine in South Africa to its underground definitive feasibility study following positive results from the initial pre-feasibility study (PFS). The first PFS, which incorporated the Beta, Frankfort and CDM mines, achieved a conversion factor of 63% from resource to mining reserve in those areas.
UAE gold jewellery demand shows recovery after lockdown
17 january 2022
After almost a year of lockdown and strict restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UAE’s gold jewellery demand is now witnessing recovery compared to the same period last year.
Zim steel manufacturers back chrome ore export ban
17 january 2022
The steel manufacturing sector in Zimbabwe has backed the government’s decision to ban the export of chrome ore as this will help them secure ferrochrome at lower prices. Harare announced the chrome ore and chrome concentrate export ban in August last year. However, the chrome concentrate export ban will come into effect in July this year.
The head of Yakutia advocates the construction of an underground mine at Yubileinaya
17 january 2022
The head of Yakutia, Aisen Nikolaev spoke in favor of building an underground mine at the Yubileinaya diamond pipe located 30 km northwest of the village of Aikhal, in an interview with Interfax during the Gaidar Economic Forum held last week in Russia.
Zim gold output up 55% in 2021
17 january 2022
Gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners rose by 55% in 2021 to over 29 tonnes compared to 19 tonnes, a year earlier, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The central bank governor John Mangudya said large gold miners produced 11 tonnes while small scale miners contributed 18 tonnes.
Geologists will start prospecting for diamonds in the north of Krasnoyarsk Territory in Russia in an area with resource potential of 150 million carats
14 january 2022
The Ministry of Ecology and Rational Nature Management of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and ALROSA signed an agreement to explore promising diamond-bearing areas in the Evenk District in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the resource potential of which is 150 million carats, according to a press release from the ministry published on Friday.
Tharisa maintains FY2022 production guidance
14 january 2022
Tharisa, a platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome co-producer, has maintained its fiscal year 2022 production guidance of 165 000oz to 175 000oz PGMs (6E basis) and 1.75 million tonnes to 1.85 million tonnes of chrome concentrates. It, however, said the COVID-19 pandemic remains a risk to the company, and guidance is premised on the current level of economic activity is maintained.
Mountain Province Diamonds announced Full Year 2021 production and sales results
14 january 2022
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced production and sales results for the full year ended December 31, 2021 from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine. Full-year 2021 production of 6.23 million carats against the guidance of 6.30 - 6.50 million carats.
Zambia optimistic about gemstone sector’s future
14 january 2022
The Zambian government has expressed optimism about the future of the country’s gemstone sector and the mining industry in general.
