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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...
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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
Atlantic reports fatality at Ghana lithium project
11 july 2024
Atlantic Lithium says a member of its workforce died on Monday in an incident whilst working at its Ewoyaa Lithium Project site in Mankessim, in Ghana's Central Region.
Titan’s watch and jewelry sales rise despite subdued consumer demand
11 july 2024
India’s Titan Company Limited managed to achieve growth in sales of watches and jewelry in the new financial year (started on April 1), despite very subdued consumer demand due to high gold prices.
Canada cracks down on foreign mining investment to defend national interests
10 july 2024
Canadian authorities plan to implement stringent measures governing foreign capital in the critical minerals mining sector to protect its national interests in the face of global competition from such countries as China.
Gold market investors waiting for a catalyst - WGC
10 july 2024
The World Gold Council (WGC) has published its Mid-Year Outlook Report for 2024 and indicated that the gold market remains resilient amid geopolitical uncertainty, but its longer-term fundamentals will be determined by events of the second half of the year.
ZCCM-IH investee company Maamba receives lithium exploration licences in Zambia
10 july 2024
ZCCM Investments says its investee company, Maamba Collieries (MCL), has been granted two large-scale exploration licences for lithium and other minerals (amethyst, aquamarine, tantalum and tin) in the Southern Province of Zambia.
Ramelius gold miner reaches an annual production record of 293 thousand ounces
10 july 2024
Australian gold mining company Ramelius Resources Limited has achieved an annual production record of 293,033 ounces. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, which ended June 30, the company reported that gold production "is at the upper end of upgraded guidance of 285,000 - 295,000 ounces and well in excess of the original guidance of 250,000 - 275,000 ounces published in July 2023".
Cora confirms large-scale gold mineralisation potential at East Senegal’s Madina Foulbé
10 july 2024
Cora Gold Limited, the West African-focused gold company, has completed a reconnaissance reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme.
Second edition of Angola International Diamond Conference on the cards
09 july 2024
The second edition of the Angola International Diamond Conference will take place from October 23 to October 24 at the Saurimo Diamond Hub in Saurimo, the capital of Lunda Sul Province, according to the country’s mineral resources ministry.
Ivanhoe produces 187,000 t of copper in H1 at DRC mine
09 july 2024
Ivanhoe Mines produced 100,812 tonnes (t) of copper in concentrate at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the second quarter and 186,925 t of copper in the first half of the year.
Vedanta obtains $250m to defray Zambian copper mine debts
09 july 2024
Vedanta Resources has secured the necessary financing to commence payments to creditors of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia.
