37 Artisanal Miners Die in Custody: Women in Mining Nigeria (WIMIN) Calls for Investigation
Women in Mining Nigeria (WIMIN) has issued an urgent statement following the deaths of 37 artisanal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria...
The Brazilian Challenge: Bringing Artisanal Miners Into the System — and Building Communities that...
by Emily “D.D.” Frontiere - Contributing Editor - for the Roskin Gem News Report -
-- Brazil is one of the most important colored...
GIA and Gübelin Gem Lab: Ethiopia Confirmed as a New Source of Paraiba Tourmaline
It's official!
Ethiopia is a new source for paraiba tourmaline.
GIA and the Gübelin Gem Lab have now independently confirmed that Ethiopia is the world's fourth...
Ethiopia’s Paraiba Rush: Haimanot Sisay’s First-Hand Field Report in IGR
We've looked at the laboratory reports. Now, here's a look at what's actually happening at the mine.
Ethiopian gemologist Haimanot Sisay traveled to the new...
AGTA Updates Its Gemstone Information Manual and Code of Ethics – It’s More Than...
New enhancement symbols, updated treatment and care guidance— and a change in terminology for synthetic gemstones
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There's more to the American Gem Trade Association's newly...
Stone-Faced Watches: Time Is Set in Stone
On the face of it, there's nothing terribly unusual about a watch dial.
But face the facts. Watchmakers have been getting a little stone-faced lately.
Aventurine,...
Gems on Mars? Rubies, Opals and the Hottest New Gem from Jezero Crater
Martian Rocks: Corundum. Chromium. Opal. Chalcedony. Quartz. And now natural glass formed by meteorite impacts.
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'Very Unexpected'NASA Rover Zapped a Rock on Mars And Found...
GIA and Gübelin Gem Lab Confirm New Source of Copper-Bearing Tourmaline from Ethiopia
Independent research documents material from newly reported source of paraíba tourmaline
Press ReleaseCARLSBAD, Calif. and LUCERNE, Switzerland – August 27, 2026 –
Researchers at GIA (Gemological...
Tariffs Again? Making Sense of the Latest Changes Affecting Gem Imports
Just when many in the gem trade thought theyfinally understood the last round of U.S. tariffs...the tariffs have changed again.
Gary RoskinRoskin Gem News Report
Over...
The 23rd Australian Opal Exhibition: August 5 & 6, 2026!
The 23rd Australian Opal Exhibition: August 5 & 6, 2026, is all set - register NOW!
Held at Southport Sharks, Gold Coast
Only Two Weeks...
Gemstone Fracture Filling: Labs Find It in Ruby, Tourmaline, Spinel and Garnet—Are You Still...
"We are seeing oiled stones outside of emerald every single day in the lab, and yet there is so little awareness about it in...
Van Cleef & Arpels’ L’ÉCOLE: From Dubai to Shanghai to Seoul, Garden of Emeralds...
Some exhibitions open, close, and quietly disappear.
Others continue to evolve.
L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, supported by Van Cleef & Arpels, has spent the past...
