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.…
In an exclusive email interview with Solitaire, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s executive director, SABYASACHI RAY, shares his views on a range of hot-button topics including shrinking bank finance, the…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
L’École, School of Jewellery Arts, which was founded in 2012 with the support of Van Cleef & Arpels, returns to New York City this October with a series of classes, exhibitions, and…
Melbourne-based gold mining consultants, Surbiton Associates Pty Ltd, said Australian gold mine production for the three months to March 31st, 2018 totalled some 74 tonnes, six tonnes or 7% less than in…
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) laboratory clients can now participate in GIA’s Proprietary Cut Program for diamonds with branded cut names. GIA grading reports for diamonds submitted as part of this programme…