Fura Expands Mozambique Ruby Assets

Gemstone mining company Fura Gems Inc. has acquired a controlling stake in joint ventures that collectively own interests in nine additional ruby licences in the Montepuez District of Cabo Delgado province in…

Forevermark Outlines Ambitious Plans

The Forevermark Forum 2018 set the tone for the year’s jewellery retail practices, with its insights on the forthcoming trends, consumer behaviour, digital disruption and more. The seventh edition of the Forevermark…

De Beers – “Fire in the Hole”

In the mining business, shouts of “fire in the hole” are warnings that an explosive detonation in a confined space is imminent. They warn of a dynamite charge that has been set.…

IIGJ Spearheading Jewellery Education

Established in the year 2003, the Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ), started off as an academic project of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), supported by…

Signet Confirmed As Conflict-free For Five Consecutive Years

Bermuda-headquartered Signet Jewelers Limited, the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewellery, recently submitted its fifth consecutive Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC in accordance with Section 1502 of the DoddFrank Act. Signet…

Antwerp Automates Diamond Polishing Process

The Scientific and Technological Research Center for Diamonds (WTOCD) is the collective research centre of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the umbrella organisation for the Antwerp diamond industry. The WTOCD has…

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Sarine Opens Second Tech Lab In Mumbai

Sarine Technologies Ltd, the worldwide leader in the development, manufacture and sale of precision technology products for the evaluation, planning, processing, finishing, grading and trading of diamonds and gems, announced on May…

Sarine’s Q1 Net Profit Up 27% To $3.1 Mn

Sarine Group recorded higher revenues of $16.7 million in Q1 2018. Year-on-year improvement was marginal, but is still noteworthy as recurring revenues continued to climb even as the quantities of rough stones…