When Ghanaian President John Mahama returned to power in January, he made fighting galamsey a signature policy. He banned ...

Founded in 2017 and operating sites for emeralds in Colombia, rubies in Mozambique and sapphires in Australia, Dubai-based ...

Few believe the city will lose its crown as the gemstone capital of the world Read more at The Business Times.

October's primary birthstone is the opal. This gem is renowned for its unique play of color and has captivated gem lovers for ...

The pound was quoted up at USD1.3353 early on Friday in London, compared to USD1.3348 at the equities close on Thursday. The euro stood slightly higher at USD1.1678, against USD1.1676. Against the yen ...

“Jewelry was often worn to show one’s allegiance to a particular city-state or political party,” political blog ALLRIOT states. “For example, the ancient Greeks wore distinctive earrings, bracelets ...

EMERALD GLOW At 11 685 ct, Imboo was unearthed by skillfully breaking the emerald free from the surrounding matrix by hand Gemstone miner Gemfields has mined its biggest emerald from its Kagem Mining ...

Researchers believe the new species may spend its entire life in the dark zone of their caves where no light reaches, ...

Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao defended mining on indigenous reservations on Monday, saying the constitution allowed for that though regulations are needed to ensure miners pay taxes to the ...

Many Brazilian investors - dazzled by iron ore miner Vale SA's resilient cash flow - were ready to forgive the company within months of a deadly dam disaster in 2019, piling back into its shares after ...

Between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo lies the Costa Verde, or Green Coast, a ribbon of wild Atlantic rainforest, time-forgotten beaches and historic towns whose Portuguese-era architecture ranks among ...