Vast Resources will sell diamonds later this month from parcels the Zimbabwean government held for 15 years and finally released in April. Approximately 135,000 carats of gem-quality stones seized in ...

Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) has filed a lawsuit in the Namibian high court accusing security provider G4S of failing to prevent the January robbery that saw millions in diamonds stolen and a worker ...

Gemfields saw prices and demand increase at its latest auction of rough emeralds from the Kagem mine in Zambia. The company generated $32 million from the sale of 38 lots, with 100% of stones finding ...

Independent US jewelers are helping keep the diamond industry on track amid considerable challenges for the market. Major retailers are buying less than in past years and shifting more to lab-grown.

US consumer spending for the holiday season will see its slowest rise in six years as shoppers lay out more on necessities than on nonessentials like jewelry, a Bain & Company survey has found. Sales ...

The American Gem Society (AGS) has granted Al Gilbertson its Robert M. Shipley award for his contributions to gemological research, education and service to the organization. Gilbertson graduated as a ...

The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) intends to revisit its 2010 decision to allow the terms “laboratory-grown” and “laboratory-created” as alternatives for “synthetic,” deeming them harmful to ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently found that a green stone that appeared to be an emerald was actually a quartz. The initial observation suggested the stone was an emerald, until ...

Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MJSA) has awarded $9,000 in scholarships to four aspiring jewelry designers to support them through their training. The Future of Jewelry Making grant ...

Phillips will offer a bracelet with 16.09 carats of emeralds at its upcoming Hong Kong sale, where it could bring in up to HKD 4 million ($513,000). The piece features 14 graduated step-cut Colombian ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently examined two diamonds, submitted separately, which both contained star-shaped patterns stemming from clouds of dark micro-inclusions. The first ...

Fellows Auctioneers has appointed former Bonhams executive Robin Hereford as its new chairman. Hereford brings more than 25 years of experience in the auction industry to the role, Fellows said ...