Despite the generally strong year for jewellery retail, the diamond industry continues to face problems with credit, patchy demand and soft prices.
Read MoreThe US holiday season saw strong sales, but China continues to struggle. Plus: diamond market report and lab-grown diamond sales.
Read MoreThe US holiday shopping season is looking positive, despite signs that an economic slowdown may be coming in 2019. Plus, more auction sales records.
Read MoreGraff reveals the first polished diamonds produced from the Lesedi La Rona, one of the largest pieces of rough ever mined. Plus, other market news.
Read MoreA project coordinated by GIA and the NGO Pact provides a valuable educational tool to women miners in Tanzania.
Read MoreA new source of sapphires is found in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Read MoreFossicking is a special type of mining activity that Australians love. Australia is a large country rich in many gem resources. Come to Australia with the GIA field gemmology team to feel the passion of gem fossicking in the southern hemisphere.
Read MoreA summary of the content found in the Autumn 2016 issue of Gems & Gemology.
Read MoreNatural pearl identification is one of the critical problems in pearl research. The DNA study of pearly molluscs and oysters facilitates the solving of this problem. To fulfil this goal, GIA sent a group from both Research and Education to Tennessee to sample the freshwater molluscs for DNA bar-coding. Come with us to Camden, Tennessee, to see how we dive for pearly shells.
Read MoreJoin GIA’s field gemmologists as they visit two of Mogok’s most important mines: the Dattaw ruby mine and Baw Mar sapphire mine.
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