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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
Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets
Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.
16 september 2024
Sampling shows abundant gold at Botswana’s Tati project
08 february 2024
Power Metal Resources, which recently conducted geochemical soil sampling, has verified the occurrence of three substantial gold-in-soil geochemical anomalies at the Tati gold property in Botswana.
Solitario - World's first lab-grown jewellery brand featured on Burj Khalifa in Dubai
08 february 2024
Solitario, a leading jewellery brand known for its exceptional lab-grown diamonds of superior quality, recently introduced its latest line during a spectacular launch event beneath the gleaming lights of Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Angola back on the mining radar – Anglo American
07 february 2024
Angola has put itself back on the mining radar by making significant progress towards creating a stable and more predictable investment environment, according to Anglo American.
AGD Diamonds unearths first diamond of special size in 2024
07 february 2024
Russia's AGD Diamonds announced the discovery of a gem-quality diamond weighing 54.27 carats at its mine in the Arkhangelsk region.
Tanzania's mining sector generates 60% of the country’s foreign exchange
07 february 2024
Tanzania’s mining sector contributed about 10% of the gross domestic product (GDP), generating nearly 60% of the country’s foreign exchange in 2023, a senior government official has said.
Norilsk Nickel presents the results of its Government Relations project
07 february 2024
Norilsk Nickel has presented the results of the second season of its GR-Accelerator (Government Relations) program aimed at the development of investment projects for small and medium-sized businesses to the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) in Moscow.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong January auction brings in $6.3 mn
07 february 2024
At the January 2024 Sotheby's Hong Kong jewellery auction, a sapphire and diamond ring sold for$357,226 (HKD 2.8 million).
De Beers, UN Women extend partnership to empower Southern African Women
07 february 2024
De Beers Group and United Nations (UN) Women have extended their partnership to empower women entrepreneurs in southern Africa for three years.
New cadastral system to clear backlogs in prospecting, mining applications
06 february 2024
South Africa is confident that the speedy implementation of a modern new cadastral system will clear the backlogs in prospecting and mining applications and pave the way for the development of new mines.
Polymetal may sell Russian assets in the first quarter of 2024
06 february 2024
The Polymetal holding company expects to find a buyer for enterprises operating in Russia by the end of the first quarter of 2024, TASS reports with a reference to the group’s CEO Vitaly Nesis.
