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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
De Beers boosts first-half output
30 july 2021
De Beers produced 15.4 million carats during the first half of 2021, which was an increase of 37% compared to the corresponding period in 2020, according to Anglo American. The diamond group produced 25 million carats last year.
World’s biggest 2.5m carats sapphire found by Sri Lankan gem trader
30 july 2021
The world's largest cluster of sapphire, valued at around £72mn weighing 510 kilograms and has the equivalent of 2.5 mn carats has been found at the home of a gem trader in Sri Lanka. The cluster was named the "Serendipity Sapphire”.
Antwerp opens its own diamond cutting training center
30 july 2021
The diamond company HB Antwerp will soon open its own training center for diamond and jewelry experts in Antwerp, the VRT TV channel reported. Three times a year, the HB Academy will recruit for a 12-week course eight future cutters, who are guaranteed employment in HB Antwerp.
Nornickel takes part in Norilsk Public Chamber hearings
29 july 2021
Nornickel initiated an extended meeting of the Public Chamber of Norilsk. Public representatives and company executives discussed Nornickel’s efforts to improve the quality of life in the Arctic city. The roundtable gathered representatives of public non-profit organisations, environmentalists, representatives of local communities, Nornickel’s top managers, and regional authorities. The company announced this in a press release distributed today.
Petra unearths 342.92 ct white diamond at Cullinan
29 july 2021
Petra Diamonds has recovered a 342.92 carat Type IIa white diamond of exceptional quality in terms of both its colour and clarity at its Cullinan mine, in South Africa. The diamond, it said, is likely to be sold through the company’s upcoming tender in September.
De Beers earns $510mln from sixth rough diamond sales as demand continues
29 july 2021
De Beers has raked in $510 million from its sixth sales cycle of 2021 compared to $116 million, a year earlier, according to Anglo American. The diamond company sold $477 million during the fifth sales cycle of 2021.
Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong scheduled for September
29 july 2021
The Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong (JGW) Fair is anticipated to give a positive energy boost to the jewellery industry as it combines the power of physical events with the global connectivity of a digital platform.
Barrick Gold signs four gold exploration deals in Egypt
29 july 2021
Barrick Gold has been awarded four exploration licenses for 19 blocks in the highly prospective Eastern Desert region of Egypt. The Eastern Desert is part of the Proterozoic Arabian Nubian Shield, which hosts the giant Sukari gold deposit and numerous other gold occurrences, but which has seen no recent systematic exploration.
Petra in talks with Tanzania to resume operations in FY2022
28 july 2021
Petra Diamonds says discussions with the government of Tanzania to reach an agreement on various issues at the Williamson mine are ongoing, intending to be concluded during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2022.
Hong Kong’s jewellery exports increase 39.1% in H1
28 july 2021
According to the latest government data, Hong Kong’s exports of jewellery products registered an increase of 39.1 per cent for the first- half of 2021 y-o-y, still below export revenues recorded in the year 2019.
