The latest G7 ruling - expanding the ban from goods over 1.0-cts to those over 0.50-cts - came into effect, quietly and efficiently, on 1 September. The issue now is traceability - using technology as ...

(IDEX Online) - A jeweler in Australia has created a limited edition of quokkas - small marsupials with a reputation for ...

(IDEX Online) - A US jeweler has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he admitted stealing or defrauding his customers ...

So the latest sanctions deadline came and went largely unnoticed, with none of the chaos and confusion that accompanied the 1 March ban. Back then, traders were ...

(IDEX Online) - Diavik Diamond Mine has been fined CAN $125,000 (USD 92,000) for a "preventable accident" in which a worker suffered a severe hand injury. He was using a hose to clean a rock fill ...

(IDEX Online) - Gemfields suffered a slump in sales and prices at its latest auction of rough emeralds from its Kagem mine, in Zambia. The UK-based company blamed conflicts, elections, and economic ...

(IDEX Online) - GIA grading reports on cultured pearls will now include traceability information, thanks to a tiny chip embedded by a Hong Kong company. The Fukui Shell Nucleus Factory has developed a ...

(IDEX Online) - An Indian farmer weeding his field unearthed a 32.80-carat gem quality diamond, one of the biggest finds of recent years. The rough gem could fetch $120,000 to $180,000 in a ...