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Exploring Zambia’s Emerald Mines
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GIA Field Gemmologists Visit Zambia’s Emerald Mines

Go onsite to Zambia’s emerald mines with GIA’s field gemmology team.

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On the Trail of Africa’s Hidden Gems
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On the Trail of Africa’s Hidden Gems with GIA’s Field Gemmologists

Visit gem mining areas in Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique with GIA’s field gemmologists.

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A miner holds an emerald in the mine office in the village of Coscuez, Colombia. Photo by Eric Welch/GIA
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Emeralds: Colombia’s Buried Treasure

Colombia is home to a rainbow of gems, but emeralds – and the tales of lore that surround them – are the country’s most well-known treasures.

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A pile of near-colorless HPHT synthetic melee
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Diamond Market Forecast: Declining Credit, Soft Prices and Lab-Grown Diamonds

Despite the generally strong year for jewellery retail, the diamond industry continues to face problems with credit, patchy demand and soft prices.

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Shoppers walk in a mall past a Chow Tai Fook jewelry store.
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Season’s Sales: US Up 4% to 5%, But China Continues to Lag

The US holiday season saw strong sales, but China continues to struggle. Plus: diamond market report and lab-grown diamond sales.

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A large pear shaped yellow diamond hangs from a black cord and lies against red material.
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US Holiday Season Opens Well, Despite Volatile Markets

The US holiday shopping season is looking positive, despite signs that an economic slowdown may be coming in 2019. Plus, more auction sales records.

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A large piece of rough, left, with a portion cut out of it, and six cut and polished diamonds produced from the cut out piece of rough.
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Chipping Away at 1,109 ct Lesedi La Rona

Graff reveals the first polished diamonds produced from the Lesedi La Rona, one of the largest pieces of rough ever mined. Plus, other market news.

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Colombian independent miners
Colombian Emerald Industry: Winds of Change

A first-hand look at Colombia’s emerald mines and the cutting and trading industry in Bogotá.

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Duncan Pay
Trapiche and More...

Colombia’s unique trapiche emeralds exert a fascination for many gemmologists.

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El Pulpito, the landmark overlooking the Chivor mine
In Rainier’s Footsteps: Journey to the Chivor Emerald Mine

Chronicles the famed emerald source through the adventures of Peter W. Rainier, who directed the mine from 1926 to 1931 and restored its former glory.

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