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Ellah Muchemwa: ADPA to launch Africa's first diamond mining standard next year
The African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA), which is based in Luanda, Angola, and represents the interests of mainly African diamond producers and those with the potential to produce diamonds, will next year launch the Sustainable Development...
04 november 2024
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
Botswana Diamonds’ Sunland Minerals renews prospecting licences for two years
04 october 2021
Botswana Diamonds’ wholly-owned Sunland Minerals has renewed two prospecting licences for two years commencing 1st October 2021. The licences PL232 and 235 of 2015 are 60 and 164 square kilometres respectively.
South Africa to challenge court ruling on black ownership in mining
04 october 2021
South Africa is planning to appeal two court rulings that set aside changes to rules requiring mining firms to have at least an ownership target of 26% for black investors in perpetuity.
EL-RAN Diamonds launches SmartBox® to deliver customized selections of small diamonds
04 october 2021
EL-RAN Diamonds, an Antwerp-based, second-generation diamond firm has launched SmartBox®, a service module that supplies diamond wholesalers, jewelry manufacturers, designers, and retailers with customized selections of small diamonds, sorted meticulously by size, color, and quality, ready for use.
Eco-summit "Siberian Perspective" ends in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk
04 october 2021
Stanislav Seleznev, Vice President of Norilsk Nickel speaking at the Siberian Perspective Eco-Summit held at the Bobrovy Log Fun Park in Krasnoyarsk on October 1-2, 2021, told the audience about the role of industrial companies in environmental conservation and said that business should learn to make a maximally neutral impact on biodiversity and try hard to support it.
Riyadh International Luxury Week debuts this November 2021
04 october 2021
Riyadh International Luxury Week is a new event offering global jewellery, watch and bridal brands as a gateway to the Middle East’s largest luxury market.
Gennady Piven has been appointed General Director of AGD DIAMONDS JSC
01 october 2021
Gennady Piven was appointed General Director of AGD DIAMONDS JSC. The company announced this on Friday, October 1 on its website.
AHIL now a major shareholder of Gemfields
01 october 2021
Assore International Holdings Limited has lifted its shareholding in gemstone miner Gemfields to 26.17% making it the largest shareholder. AHIL held only 5% of Gemfields' shares at the beginning of last month. It now holds 305.81-million Gemfields shares.
ALROSA will pay 64.7 billion rubles in dividends for the first half of the year
01 october 2021
On Thursday, 30 September 2021, ALROSA’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, in line with recommendations of the Supervisory Board, resolved to pay dividends and amend the Company’s internal documents.
Diamcor registers progress on growth objectives at SA project
01 october 2021
Diamcor Mining says its first phase upgrade objective, which was completed ahead of schedule, is demonstrating its ability to achieve the targeted 100% increase in processing volumes at the Krone Endora at Venetia Project in South Africa.
Hong Kong’s jewellery exports up by 16.2 % in August
01 october 2021
The latest data from Hong Kong’s Census and Statistics Department revealed that the HK’s jewellery exports recorded a slight increase in August compared to the pre-pandemic levels in 2019 and 2018. This is attributed to the signalling of the industry’s continued recovery in the past few months.
