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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
Âme relaunches its flagship store in Lower Manhattan
05 july 2021
Âme, a fine jewelry house, has relaunched its flagship design store and showroom in Lower Manhattan. The conceptual boutique, which first opened in early 2020, offers a sensory retail experience for customers browsing the lab-grown diamond jewelry collection.
Vrai – a brand that grows its own gemstones
05 july 2021
Vrai, an international lab-grown diamond jewellery brand that also grows its own gemstones, says its products are designed to find a middle ground between the more affordable jewellery of the bigger retailers and the exorbitantly priced luxury pieces.
Surat diamond companies hike wages to woo migrants
02 july 2021
As global diamond demand picks up, diamantaires in Surat have sweetened incentives for workers by increasing polishing charges by 5%-10% to retain the workforce.
Petra Diamonds appoints new non-executive directors
02 july 2021
Petra Diamonds, which owns mines in South Africa and Tanzania, has appointed new non-executive directors. It appointed Deborah Gudgeon as an independent non-executive director and chair-designate of the Audit & Risk Committee.
Altus finds high-grade copper, silver at three new projects in Morocco
02 july 2021
Altus Strategies has discovered high-grade copper and silver from reconnaissance exploration at three new projects in Morocco. AIM- and TSX-V-listed company was recently granted the Azrar, Izougza and Tata projects, which are located in established copper and silver mining districts in the western Anti-Atlas.
Kazakhstan sees the establishment of Eurasian Jewelry Export Bureau
02 july 2021
The opening of the Eurasian Jewelry Export Bureau took place on July 1 at the Astana International Financial Center in Nur-Sultan within the framework of the International Jewelry Exhibition-Congress J-1 Kazakhstan.
Comparative Study: Platinum beats gold in wear resistance
01 july 2021
Platinum Guild International (PGI) recently commissioned a study to test the durability and wearability of alloys made of white gold compared to those made of platinum… turns out platinum beat gold in both aspects.
Construction of Debmarine’s new vessel nearing completion – report
01 july 2021
The construction of Debmarine Namibia’s new N$7 billion diamond recovery vessel, Additional Mining Vessel #3 (AMV3), is nearing completion, according to the local media.
BlueRock to complete expansion project at Kareevlei in August
01 july 2021
BlueRock Diamonds is expected to complete the expansion project at its Kareevlei diamond mine in South Africa in August. The AIM-listed diamond producer will lift its operations to full production capacity allowing it to have full-year output guidance of between 30,000 and 39,000 carats.
‘Fool’s Gold’ is not so foolish after all
01 july 2021
Curtin University research has found tiny amounts of gold can be trapped inside pyrite, commonly known as 'fool’s gold', which makes it more valuable than its name suggests.
