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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
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.
Zimplats to generate own power
28 july 2021
Zimplats, a unit of Impala Platinum Holdings Zimbabwe is planning to build two solar power plants with a generation capacity of 185 MW to supply energy to its operations.
Switching to synthetic gems could harm the very communities consumers worry about
28 july 2021
Switching en masse to lab-made gems may have environmental upsides, and relieve companies of reputational risks. But it could could harm the very communities consumers worry about, theguardian.com writes.
Warwick University & Element Six to develop supply chain for diamond-enabled technologies
27 july 2021
Warwick University has announced that it has received £5.2 mn in funding under one of the UK government’s Prosperity Partnerships as per a media report.
Russia’s Gokhran sold 70% of rough diamonds put up for auction to ALROSA
27 july 2021
At the auction held by Russia’s Gokhran, a state repository of valuables, for the sale of rough diamonds on July 23, ALROSA bought 70% of the offered precious stones. ALROSA announced this in a press release circulated on Monday, July 26, noting that the company acted in the interests of its long-term clients amid an acute shortage of diamonds in the world market.
Anglo records EBITDA of R63 bln in H1
27 july 2021
Anglo Platinum has recorded earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) of R63.3 billion in the first six months of 2021, a 385% increase from R13.1 billion in the first half of 2020.
IIJS Premiere 2021 to be held in Bengaluru from 15 to 19 September
27 july 2021
India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Premiere 2021, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s (GJEPC) flagship trade show is being organised in physical form from September 15 to 19, 2021 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru.
HKTDC twin jewellery events open in Hong Kong
26 july 2021
The HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and HKTDC Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show, opened on 25 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and will run until 29 July.
