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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...
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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
Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices
The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...
23 september 2024
Kodal drilling confirms the extension of wide, high-grade mineralisation at the Bougouni lithium project
27 june 2024
Kodal Minerals says the initial drilling assay results have confirmed further extensions to the Boumou prospect located within the Bougouni lithium project in Mali with wide, high-grade lithium mineralised intersections hosted by spodumene-rich veins.
Lucapa sees progress in its bid to acquire a majority stake in Lulo Kimberlite Exploration JV
26 june 2024
Lucapa Diamond has reported significant progress in the renewal of the Lulo Kimberlite Exploration Joint-Venture Minerals Investment Contract (MIC), in which it is proposed for the ASX-listed company to receive a majority stake.
SML Gold and Central African Republic create joint gold transfer company
26 june 2024
Dubai-based SML Gold company has entered into an alliance with the Central African Republic (CAR) to form a joint venture aimed at improving gold transfer operations. The cooperation, which resulted in the creation of SML GOLD RCA SA, experts say, marks a significant step in the international gold market.
Southern Palladium completes drilling campaign at SA PGM project
26 june 2024
Southern Palladium has completed the initial resource drilling campaign for the pre-feasibility study (PFS) for the Bengwenyama Platinum Group Metal (PGM) project, located on the Eastern Limb of the world-class Bushveld Complex in South Africa.
Galileo begins third phase drill programme at Shinganda targeting preliminary mineral resource
26 june 2024
Galileo Resources has begun a third phase drill programme to validate the board's current view that near-surface copper-gold mineralisation occurs along the Shinganda Fault Splay over a strike length of potentially more than 4km offering scope for the development of a preliminary mineral resource at the Shinganda Copper-Gold Project, in Zambia.
Jubilee rolls out Zambia's integrated copper strategy, acquires two near-surface copper mining operations
25 june 2024
Jubilee Metals, a diversified metals producer, has rolled out its integrated copper strategy in Zambia.
Silver Treasures of Oman exhibition to be held in the Moscow Kremlin Museums
25 june 2024
On July 12, an exhibition about the traditional culture of the Sultanate of Oman will open for the first time at the Patriarchal Palace in the Moscow Kremlin.
New ESG rating of Russian Arctic companies published
25 june 2024
The Arctic Development Project Office and the Department of Environmental Economics of Moscow State University published the Polar Index, the seventh annual rating of Russian companies operating in the Arctic.
GJEPC notes a continued decline in gems and jewelry exports and an increase in imports in May
25 june 2024
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) of India has released monthly data on the country's rough and polished diamond trade for May 2024.
Fieldwork exploration successfully concluded at Kolmozerskoye lithium deposit
25 june 2024
Polar Lithium, a joint venture between Nornickel and Rosatom, has completed an exploration drilling of 184 wells with a combined length of more than 40 km at its Kolmozerskoye lithium deposit.
