Another successful Diamond & Diamond Grading course, congratulations to Diego and John, who both passed with excellent marks!

A team of mining experts has found the stones discovered in KwaHlathi, near Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal are not diamonds but quartz-crystals. The tests

In March of 1869, a Griqua shepherd, working on the Zandfontein farm in South Africa, picked up a pebble which caught his eye.

Alrosa has unveiled a new diamond tracking system that uses nanotechnology to engrave gems, potentially allowing them to be traced from the mine

Words of caution and a suggestion- clean or have your jewellery cleaned more often.Jewellery made from metals: Alcohol-based sanitiser does not cause immediate

On the 1 June 2021, the rough diamond weighing 1098.30 ct. was recovered by Debswana Diamond Company from the south kimberlite pipe at

Red – the colour of love, passion, and power! The name is derived from the Latin word ruber meaning red. Ruby is the

The Argyle Diamond Mine is owned by Rio Tinto and is located in the East Kimberley region in north of Western Australia. Argyle

This rare gemstone is named after the Russian Tsar Alexander 2nd (1818 – 1881). The most sensational feature of alexandrite is its ability

Petra Mining announces the sale of a 39.34 carat type 11b, blue diamond. This diamond was recovered in the Cullinan mine in Gauteng,