De Beers Group said that it is preparing to pilot a programme called GemFair to create a secure and transparent route to market for ethically-sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds. GemFair…
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Akshaya Tritiya, one of the first and most auspicious festivals in the Hindu calendar, is customarily celebrated by buying gold and other luxury items. The tradition of buying jewellery on this day…
Aims to increase coloured gemstone business in India Fura Gems, the new entrant into the mining and marketing sector, intends to script a new destiny for the coloured gemstone industry. SHANOO BIJLANI…
Jewellery retailers in the United States described strong silver jewellery sales last year, with 59% reporting increased sales in 2017, according to a survey commissioned by the Silver Institute, a non-profit international…
After a very difficult 2015, the Antwerp diamond trade stabilised in 2016 and this trend continued over 2017 as the industry traded a total of $46 billion in diamonds, the Antwerp World…
Haute jewellery- and watch-maker, Chopard recently announced that by July 2018, it will use 100% Ethical Gold in its jewellery and watch creations. As a family-run business, sustainability has always been a…
One of the foremost historic diamonds – The Farnese Blue – will appear on the market for the first time in history this spring, after having remained in the same family for…
De Beers Group has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its partner in the Gahcho Kué mine, Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. The MoU contemplates incorporating properties owned by Kennady Diamonds…
British diamond mining company Gem Diamonds earned a profit of $20.8 million on revenue of $214.3 million for the year that ended December 31st 2017. On a year-onyear basis, the firm’s revenue…
Canada-based mining company Fura Gems Inc. reported the start of its bulk sampling programme at the Coscuez emerald project in Boyacá, Colombia. During the initial phase of bulk sampling, a total of…