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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
The 6th Mubri Annual Meeting ends very successfully
07 september 2021
The Sixth Annual Mubri Meeting took place virtually from September 2nd to 4th, which brought together members from different countries, attending conferences with a wide range of topics on business, social responsibility, sustainability and sales strategies.
Thailand signs agreement with Japan for partnership in G&J industry
07 september 2021
Thailand signed a mini free trade agreement with Kofu-Japan recently, to form a partnership in the gem and jewellery industry to support business development in sales and marketing, technology transfer, business networking as well as trade fairs.
Sarine launches new ‘Tech-Tok’ Campaign focused on diamond grading
07 september 2021
Sarine Technologies Ltd has announced the launch of its latest innovative marketing campaign on Tik-Tok. From their cutting-edge AI tech to their innovative storytelling, Sarine is constantly seeking to reimagine the diamond industry. It’s not just about innovation in your messaging and content but it’s also about innovating on new and upcoming platforms.
Rhodium overtakes palladium to become miners’ biggest earner
06 september 2021
The rise of rhodium, the world’s most expensive precious metal, has made it the No. 1 revenue stream of the biggest platinum miners, as per a report in bloomberg.com.
Heavy metals leak at Catoca mine kills 12 people in DRC – report
06 september 2021
A leak of heavy metals from a diamond mine in northern Angola, which caused an "unprecedented environmental catastrophe" in the Democratic Republic of Congo rivers, has now killed 12 people and left 4,400 people sick according to media reports.
The head of the Russian Academy of Sciences talks about the deposit of "space" diamonds in Yakutia
06 september 2021
(RIA Novosti) - The Russian Academy of Sciences has attracted investors to a project for mining industrial diamonds in Yakutia from a deposit which emerged after the fall of a meteorite, Alexander Sergeev, the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in an interview with RIA Novosti at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
Alrosa Zimbabwe gets 15 more diamond prospecting concessions
06 september 2021
The Zimbabwean government has awarded Alrosa Zimbabwe an additional 15 diamond prospecting concessions, according to the state media. The Chronicles quoted an unnamed government official as saying that the bulk of the claims that are located in Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland North provinces were now under exploration.
Signet Jewelers reports second quarter results
06 september 2021
Signet Jewelers Limited, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, announced its results for the 13 weeks ended July 31, 2021 ("second quarter Fiscal 2022").
Diamcor realises over $1mln from three diamond tenders
03 september 2021
Diamcor Mining has so far sold 4 330.24 carats from its Krone-Endora at Venetia project, in South Africa in the quarter ending September 30, realising gross revenues of $1.02-million.
Gem Diamonds boosts H1 core earnings
03 september 2021
Gem Diamonds, which owns the Letšeng mine in Lesotho, has recorded underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $34.7 million in the first half of 2021 compared to $11.3 million, a year earlier.
