Buyers are expected to gravitate toward gemstones that have a little something special, just like last year.

Lauren McLemore

It marks the third time the country has headed the Kimberley Process. Ghana will serve as vice chair.

Michelle Graff

The new curation at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County showcases rare gem and mineral specimens in their uncut, natural state.

Lauren McLemore

Launched in 2023, the program will help the passing of knowledge between generations and alleviate the shortage of bench jewelers.

The former BHP Billiton leader and Gemfields chairman is remembered for his influential leadership throughout his 50-year mining career.

Lauren McLemore

“Longtime favorite” presenters, as well as first-time speakers, will lead talks and workshops at the annual event in Tucson next year.

Lauren McLemore

Vivek Gadodia and Juan Kemp, who’ve been serving as interim co-CEOs since February, will continue to lead the diamond mining company.

Michelle Graff

Criminals are using cell jammers to disable alarms, but new technology like JamAlert™ can stop them.

Laurs is the editor-in-chief of Gem-A’s The Journal of Gemmology and an expert on the formation of colored gemstone deposits.

Michelle Graff

It joins the company’s other manufacturing facilities globally, including in India, Botswana, and Namibia.

Lauren McLemore

Called “Origin by De Beers Group,” the loose, polished diamonds are being sold in a total of 30 stores in the United States and Canada.

Michelle Graff

Mark Wall, president and CEO of Canadian mining company Mountain Province Diamonds, will vacate his position next month.

Michelle Graff

Tiffany & Co. veteran Jeffrey Bennett has stepped into the role.

Lauren McLemore

GIA is offering next-day services for natural, colorless diamonds submitted to its labs in New York and Carlsbad.

Pink and purple stones were popular in the AGTA’s design competition this year, as were cameos and ocean themes.

Lauren McLemore

De Beers also announced more changes in its upper ranks ahead of parent company Anglo American’s pending sale of the company.

Michelle Graff

The workshop will give attendees the chance to try out and ask questions about three different diamond verification instruments.

The struggling diamond mining company, which owns the historic Cullinan mine, has launched a rights issue to raise about $25 million.

Michelle Graff

The retailer’s new collection of engagement rings and fashion jewelry is set with natural diamonds that are traceable via blockchain.

Michelle Graff

The stone’s two zones, one pink and one colorless, may have formed at two different times, the lab said.

Lauren McLemore

They were attacked on Oct. 15, as approximately 40 miners without licenses marched on the mine’s gate.

Lauren McLemore

Gemologist Lauren Gayda has previously worked at The Clear Cut, Taylor & Hart, and Effy Jewelry.

Lenore Fedow

The UK-based brand sourced the gemstones, which are fully traceable, from an artisanal mining community in Tanzania.

Lauren McLemore

The company and industry leader’s two-decade tenure with De Beers will come to a close at the end of the month.

Michelle Graff

The rough on offer was recovered from a newer area at the Montepuez mine.

Lauren McLemore

Proceeds from its jewelry raffle will go to a volunteer-run fire and rescue group in the Lightning Ridge area of New South Wales, Australia.

Lauren McLemore

Amit Pratihari was previously the managing director of De Beers India and Forevermark India.

Lenore Fedow