Artisanal Mining: Illegal or Not? – A View from the Diamond Mining Sector
Over the years, we’ve published numerous feature stories focused on artisanal gem mining and the people behind it. We support responsible artisanal miners who...
Sotheby’s High Jewelry Geneva Auction Featuring Fancy Color Diamonds and No Heat Kashmir Sapphires...
The November Sotheby's High Jewelry Geneva auction put the spotlight squarely on a 10-carat Fancy Vivid Pink cushion-shape diamond known as the Glowing Rose,...
Holiday 24-Hour Diamond Services at GIA’s Gem Lab
This holiday season, GIA is again offering complimentary next-day Diamond Grading Report and GIA Diamond Dossier® services for submissions to the New York and...
Big Bicolor: GIA Studies Rare 37-Carat Pink-and-Colorless Rough Diamond
...and you thought you were under a lot of stress.
GABORONE, BOTSWANA – The GIA laboratory in Botswana recently examined an extraordinary 37.41-carat pink-and-colorless rough...
The Final Rio Tinto Beyond Rare™ Tender! Rare Pinks, a Red, a Dozen Fancy...
Rio Tinto has announced what will be its final Beyond Rareâ„¢ Tender–the third and last of its annual "Art Series."
This closing chapter, titled...
WFDB Launches New Instagram Campaign: Shoveling Coal into a Microwave Oven? CONVERGE has Something...
A week ago, the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) posted a short promotional video on Instagram titled "Diamonds should be made by nature,...
GIA Examines Motswedi: World’s 2nd Largest Gem Quality Rough Diamond Crystal
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that their research team in Gaborone, Botswana – joined by Tom Moses, GIA Executive Vice President...
“Lab-Grown” is Out, “Synthetic” is Back In: GIT Aligns with CIBJO – and France
Starting October 1, 2025, GIT–the Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand's gem testing laboratory–will be updating the way it words its reports to better...
GIA’s “Laboratory-Grown Diamond Quality Assessment Report” – No More Clarity, Color, or Cut!
Now Offers Just Two Tiers — “Premium” or “Standard.”
We’ve been telling you this was on the way — and now it’s official. Starting October...
U.S. Tariffs on India Hit 50%: 25% Now, 25% MORE by the End of...
As you are probably fully aware by now, the United States has moved to impose steep tariffs on Indian goods, escalating trade tensions and...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Engagement Ring to Georgina Rodríguez is Lighting up the Internet!
The headline-grabbing engagement ring–a large oval brilliant cut diamond,has been estimated by numerous "jewelry experts" to weigh between 20 and 50 caratswith a guesstimated...
“Making a Killing in Diamonds” by Rob Bates
Book #4 (and final installment) in the Diamond District Murder Mystery Series
A Shocking Murder.
A Glittering Lie.
Meet the New Mystery That Cuts to...
