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True North Gems has signed an agreement with two companies to provide approximately $10 million to the company and its operating subsidiary for the Aappaluttoq ruby mine in Greenland.
Israeli diamond company Leibish & Co. placed winning bids for a total of seven diamonds in the 2013 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, including two fancy deep pinks and one fancy vivid.

The bead and jewelry brand cut 55 of what it’s now classifying as “multi-branded” retailers in the first quarter.
Though luxury spending is predicted to decrease by 1 percent in 2016, high-income millennials and Generation X will play a bigger role in fine jewelry purchases, a recent study predicts.

From extraordinary designs to everyday talismans and must-see wedding jewelry, this week’s Style File features 16 pieces that will be on display at the upcoming trade shows in Las Vegas.
The live sessions, which will begin this summer, are designed to help members of the industry avoid legal risk and implement compliant business practices.
Milenyum Mining, miner of the color-change gemstone csarite, is among the sponsors of Ethical Metalsmiths’ “Gardens of Gold” auction celebrating the organization’s 10th anniversary.
The Gemfields-owned brand is bringing back the tradition of creating objets d’art with an egg set with 139 pearls and more than 3,000 diamonds.
Yoko London unveiled a number of new jewels at the show, including on-trend items like ear jackets and multi-finger rings and pieces where its pearls are set with black or rose gold.
Following the launch of its Momento pearl jewelry, which is embedded with a chip that allows users to record messages, Galatea has added the technology to a new collection of diamond and gemstone jewelry.
An exhibition highlighting Southwestern turquoise jewelry will be on display at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe beginning April 13.
The Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) has chosen Dr. John Emmett, who is considered the world’s foremost expert on corundum treatments, as the recipient of the 2014 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology.
Spinels are growing in popularity but supply remains inconsistent, pushing prices skyward. Graduate Gemologist (G.G.) Edward Boehm advises buying them now, as prices only will continue to climb.
Mining company TanzaniteOne is now selling its gemstones directly to consumers through a recently opened online boutique.
Gemologist Edward Boehm details efforts being made worldwide to improve the lives of small-scale, or artisanal, colored gemstone miners, including a project he helped with in Madagascar.
Designer Erica Courtney’s eponymous jewelry company has launched a new division that focuses on collectible and rare gemstones and as part of the launch will be the only authorized distributor of the gemstone csarite in the United States.
Robert Procop Exceptional Jewels will launch a traveling exhibit of never-before-seen emeralds at several major retailers across the country next month.
This spring, Fabergé will introduce its Big Egg Hunt in the Big Apple, scattering almost 300 handcrafted eggs across the city and leading participants on a weeks-long scavenger hunt.
On a recent trip to Zambia, field researchers with the Gemological Institute of America got a look at what has made the Gemfields emerald mining operations at the Kagem mine so successful.
Gemological Science International has partnered with charitable organization Each One Teach One to launch the “Joy Box” campaign, which will provide children in Mumbai with essential daily items.
Pieces in Galatea’s new Momento collection are embedded with a chip that allows wearers to record messages that later can be played on mobile devices.
Gemfields announced Wednesday that its first auction featuring high- and low-quality ruby and corundum from the Montepuez mine in Mozambique realized $33.5 million.
Gemfields has partnered with 10 jewelers and charitable organization Nanhi Kali to launch a jewelry-related project that will help support underprivileged girls in India.
Because of the rarity of the stones, the discovery of a ruby this size is the equivalent of finding a 100-carat rough diamond.