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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
China’s diamond import rebounds significantly during 1H 2021
14 july 2021
With the COVID-19 pandemic effectively under control in China, the diamond import of the country has registered a hefty bounce in the first half-year of 2021, after the gloomy market situation in the first half of 2020 followed by the recovery period in the second half, says a press release from Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE).
Lucara gets $220 mln to finance underground expansion, ongoing Karowe operations
14 july 2021
Lucara Diamond has signed loan documentation with a syndicate of five mandated lead arrangers (MLAs) concerning its previously announced senior secured project financing debt package of $220 million to fund the development of the underground project at Karowe mine in Botswana.
Petra sells 39.34ct blue diamond for over $40 mln
13 july 2021
Petra Diamonds has sold a 39.34 carat exceptional Type IIb blue diamond recovered at its Cullinan diamond mine last April for about $40,2 million.
Barrick Gold sees longer life for Tongon after exploration success
13 july 2021
Barrick Gold says it has registered significant exploration successes, which could extend the Tongon gold mine’s life. The mine’s reserves had depleted after 10 years of mining.
BlueRock Diamonds boosts Q2 output at Kareevlei
13 july 2021
AIM-listed diamond producer, BlueRock Diamonds, which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in South Africa produced 5,442 carats during the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 117% compared to 2,510 carats, a year earlier. It sold 5,106 carats during the quarter, a 112% jump from 2,413 during the same period in 2020.
The Ministry of Natural Resources wants to increase the financing of geological exploration
13 july 2021
The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources has proposed to significantly increase the financing of geological exploration by the state in order to put up for auctions not resources, but subsurface reserves, the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources Alexander Kozlov told reporters.
Branded platinum collections drive incremental growth in fine jewellery sector
13 july 2021
Leveraging platinum’s equity as a symbol of love, meaning and authenticity, Platinum Guild International (PGI) employs a consumer-centric approach to strategically branded fine jewellery collections.
IBDH announces being granted lease for extensive areas of Ellendale Diamond Mine
12 july 2021
India Bore Diamond Holdings Pty Ltd (IBDH) has announced on its website that they have been granted additional tenements within the abandoned former Ellendale Diamond Mining Lease covering extensive areas of alluvial channels.
ALROSA reports June 2021 diamond sales results
12 july 2021
ALROSA announced preliminary rough and polished sales results for June 2021, saying they totaled $410 million including proceeds from rough diamond sales of $374 million and polished diamond sales of $36 million including proceeds from the sale of the 100.94-carat Spectacle diamond, the company's media communications service reported.
The Mariinsky mine put up for auction unique emeralds and alexandrites worth $2 million
12 july 2021
Mariinsky Mine JSC controlled by RT-Capital LLC of the Rostec State Corporation, put up for open auction 34 kg of emeralds and alexandrites of the highest grade and the best color.
