The Oscars: Diamonds are Still King, and the Lapel Pin is Proving its Sticking...
Lauralee from WhoWoreWhatJewels.com has really pushed herself to give us THREE Oscar features highlighting the jewels worn by the women, the men, and what...
Diamonds on the Red Carpet: Who Wore What Jewels at the 31st Annual Screen...
Lauralee from WhoWoreWhatJewels.com was very impressed by the diamonds coming down the Red Carpet at this year's 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. And...
Australian Opal Awards: New Website – 2025 Entries Now Open!
The Australian Opal Awards team is thrilled to announce the official launch of its website: www.australianopalawards.com.au!
Entries for the 2025 competition are now open, inviting...
Carving her way to the Top: Gem Artist Naomi Sarna in the New York...
Award winning gem artist Naomi Sarna is no stranger to the headlines. Just a few years ago, in 2020, she made news after being...
An Open Letter to the Gem Industry… A Reality Check: Understanding the Zambian Emerald...
The following is an open letter to the gem industry from Victor Kalesha, President of ESMAZ, the Emerald and Semi-Precious Stones Mining Association of...
Zambia Removes 15% Export Fee: Gemfields, Grizzly, and the Emerald and Semi-Precious Stones Mining...
Minister of Finance of Zambia, Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane, has suspended the 15% export duty on precious gemstones and metals by issuing Statutory Instrument No....
AGTA Joins Forces with Rapaport: Colored Gemstones now on RapNet
In a bold move by the American Gem Trade Association—one that we anticipated at last year's Tucson Elevated Seminar Series featuring Martin Rapaport—the AGTA...
Gemfields Urges Zambia to Reconsider: Export Tax Comes at a Difficult Time
"London-listed Gemfields said on Wednesday that it would lobby the Zambian government to suspend the newly reinstated 15% export duty on precious gemstones,which would...
Artisanal Miners in Malawi Butt Heads with the Government Over Mining Rights in Large...
In Malawi, artisanal miners frequently clash with the government over restrictions on access to mining areas designated for large-scale exploration. This has led to...
Future of Opal Mining Remains Up in the Air: Recommendations On Hold According to...
Following up on a feature story in Australia's Mining Monthly magazine, Jeweller Magazine reports that "Debate over the future of opal mining in New...
Timely Watches that Celebrate the Year of the Snake, Serpentine Style
The Lunar New Year, the year of the Wood Snake, begins in just a few days, on January 29th. And what seems like clockwork,...
Zambian Tax Could Hike Emerald Prices: Just when Gemfields thought things couldn’t get worse
Last week, we reported that Gemfields was cutting costs due to lower-than-expected emerald auction results. It was noted that competition from Zambian producers had...
