Roni Stschik is one of the most unusual persons in the jewelry industry, since he is the most diversified professional, being the cutter and goldsmith, process man and innovating inventor, designer and manager of a young, but already famous company named Majestic Jewelry Ltd. Roni belongs to the third generation of diamantaires and inherited not only his family’s love for work with diamonds, but creativity. Jokingly he says that his company registers more patents than any other in Israel.
The Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant named after V.N. Gulidov is the world’s only manufacturer, which takes all the existing types of raw minerals to process them into eight precious metals: platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, as well as gold and silver. OAO Krastsvetmet refines about 50% of Russia’s gold and 98% of platinoids. The company’s outlook is described by its General Manager Igor Tikhov.
Her last name meaning “exemplary” suits her as no one else: the artist fanatically devoted to music, the singer for whom her profession is her passion and the paramount sense of life, the magnetic personality, Elena Obraztsova is the first Russian singer who received the status of a legend of the world vocal.20.08.2008
61st Anniversary of India’s Independence
On 15th of August the Ambassador of India in Namibia made congratulations and welcomed to celebrate the 61st Anniversary of India’s Independence. In his speech he touched upon the issues of collaboration and mutual assistance of India and Namibia
20.08.2008
Namdeb seeking partner in dredge and floating treatment plant venture
The country's biggest diamond mining company, Namdeb, is seeking a partner for the new Beachcomber Dredge and Floating Treatment Plant, the company said in a statemen
20.08.2008
Alrosa Inching Closer to Sight System
A quietly posted press release on Alrosa’s web site serves as a reminder of the Russian diamond mining giant’s slow forward advance toward the establishment of a ‘Sight’ system – a fixed list of clients committed to purchasing large quantities of rough diamonds
20.08.2008
De Beers Rough Prices +16% in 2008
De Beers reported Tuesday it has increased its rough diamond prices by an average 16 percent so far in 2008, including this week’s August sight
19.08.2008
Nordstrom 2Q Profits -21%, Sales -4%
Nordstrom Inc. reported a 21 percent drop in second quarter profits to $143 million. Sales fell 4.3 percent to $2.29 billion in the quarter ending August 2, 2008
19.08.2008
Shear Minerals Raises $1M to Fund Churchill Project
Shear Minerals raised $1.14 million in a private placement of shares to cover expenses at its Churchill Diamond Project in Nunavut, Canada
19.08.2008
BHP Diamond Earnings -4% in FY 2007-08
BHP Billiton’s diamond earnings fell in fiscal 2007-08 on higher exploration costs, while strong demand in China for its other commodities drove total group profits to record levels
18.08.2008
Lonrho Agrees to Sell Schmidtsdrift Diamond Mine for $13M
Lonrho Mining, formerly Nare Diamonds, has agreed to sell its 80 percent stake in the Schmidtsdrift mine to New African Mining (NAM) for $13.35 million