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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
BlueRock unearths 58.6-carat diamond at SA mine
17 august 2021
BlueRock Diamonds has recovered a 58.6 carat stone at its Kareevlei diamond mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa. This comes a week after the recovery of a 21.6 carat stone at the same mine.
India’s cut & polished diamond export increases 146.12% in July
17 august 2021
India’s cut & polished diamonds recorded at $ 2260.48 mn in July 2021 showed a growth of 146.12 % as compared to $ 918.44 mn for the same period of the previous year.
Eastern Platinum more than doubles Q2 revenue
17 august 2021
Vancouver-based Eastern Platinum has increased its revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021 to about $20 million compared to $9.3 million, a year earlier.
The JCK Show to be held Aug. 27–30 in Las Vegas
17 august 2021
The JCK Show will be held Aug. 27–30 in Las Vegas. Luxury by JCK runs at the same time, with the first few days—Aug. 24–26—invitation only. The GEMS show will open on Aug. 26, jckonline.com reports.
Angola eyes 13.8Mcts in 2022
16 august 2021
Angola is planning to produce 13.8 million carats of diamonds in 2022, according to local media reports citing the state-owned diamond company Endiama.
2022 will see weddings boom in the United States
16 august 2021
There will be an estimated 2.5 million weddings in 2022, which is the biggest number the United States has seen since 1984, according to The Wedding Report, a research company surveying the market for the wedding industry.
Kalyan Jewellers narrows consolidated loss to $6.94 mn in Q1
16 august 2021
Kalyan Jewellers, with outlets in India and the Middle East, has reported a narrowing of its consolidated loss to $6.94 mn for the quarter ended June. The consolidated loss of the company stood at $11.56mn during the corresponding quarter of 2020-21, according to reports in the media.
Frank Ocean released his own line of jewelry
16 august 2021
American independent musician and photographer Frank Ocean has released his own line of jewelry, journalduluxe reported.fr.
ALROSA drives its second-quarter net profit to RUB 30.2 billion
13 august 2021
ALROSA Group released a statement on its financial results for the second quarter and six months of 2021 saying that in the second quarter the company's net profit went up by 26% QoQ and reached RUB 30.2 billion thanks to the increased profitability of sales. The Group’s net profit for 6 months 2021 amounted to 54.2 billion rubles against 3.3 billion rubles in the same period a year earlier on the back of sales growth.
Gem Diamonds H1 revenue slides, output rise marginally
13 august 2021
Gem Diamonds has generated revenues of $104-million an average price of $1 886/ct in the six months of 2021 compared with revenues of $115-million and an average realised price of $2 057/ct achieved, a year earlier.
