The latest G7 ruling - expanding the ban from goods over 1.0-cts to those over 0.50-cts - came into effect, quietly and efficiently, on 1 September. The issue now is traceability - using technology as ...

(IDEX Online) - A jeweler in Australia has created a limited edition of quokkas - small marsupials with a reputation for ...

(IDEX Online) - A US jeweler has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he admitted stealing or defrauding his customers ...

(IDEX Online) - Gemfields suffered a slump in sales and prices at its latest auction of rough emeralds from its Kagem mine, ...

(IDEX Online) - GIA grading reports on cultured pearls will now include traceability information, thanks to a tiny chip ...

(IDEX Online) - An Indian farmer weeding his field unearthed a 32.80-carat gem quality diamond, one of the biggest finds of recent years. The rough gem could fetch $120,000 to $180,000 in a ...

(IDEX Online) - Lucara yesterday (15 September) announced another huge recovery from its Karowe mine, in Botswana - a 1,094 carat diamond. It's the sixth +1,000-cts stone since the mine opened in 2012 ...

(IDEX Online) - Diavik Diamond Mine has been fined CAN $125,000 (USD 92,000) for a "preventable accident" in which a worker ...