Sarine claims superior accuracy for grading tools
Sarine Technologies’ new automated color- and clarity-grading systems are yielding more reliable results than manual graders, the company has claimed.
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India cracks down on mixing synthetic with natural diamonds
On the second day of the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Premiere 2017, chairman Praveenshankar Pandya announced renewed efforts on the part of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) to eliminate mixing synthetic diamonds with natural diamonds.
World Diamond Council to hold AGM in Dubai in October
World Diamond Council (WDC) will hold its 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from October 15 to 17, with the meeting hosted by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC).
Beneficiation: a road worth traveling, but destination difficult to find
A conversation with the minerals and mining minister of an African diamond-producing company a couple of months ago really served to highlight the point at which beneficiation has arrived. And I am not sure that road traveled so far is particularly impressive.
CIBJO, IEG to hold conflict minerals laws impact seminar at VICENZAORO Show
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, and the Italian Exhibition Group, will present a seminar to provide members of the jewelry trade with background on new EU legislation to regulate minerals from conflict areas and its impact.
The scary stuff nightmares are made of
For years the diamond industry’s outward attitude to lab-grown goods was that these stones were some sort of fake. Even the nickname given them expresses that disdain – “synthetics.”
WDC reaffirms commitment to CAR in preventing trade of conflict stones
The World Diamond Council (WDC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the Central African Republic (CAR), supporting its efforts in preventing trading in conflict diamonds originating from CAR
GIA finds baffling flaw in CVD Diamond
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) doesn’t usually declare itself stumped, but a recent discovery of a flaw in a synthetic diamond that’s almost always associated with natural stones left scientists scratching their heads.
The GIA’s forays into diamond tracking
What business does a gemological laboratory have telling stories about diamonds? That was the unspoken question Matt Crimmin had to answer in his presentations at JCK Las Vegas earlier this month.
GIA to demonstrate GIA iD100™ gem testing device at June Hong Kong Fair
The GIA will demonstrate and take pre-orders for its new iD100™ testing device at the June 22-25 Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair following what it said was a successful debut of the instrument at the JCK Las Vegas show in early June.
De Beers Lab Introduces Screening Device for Set Jewelry
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research just introduced what it says is the first screening device for man-made diamonds that can test multiple stones in set jewelry at once.
James Allen, CanadaMark, and the growing trend towards origin tracking
This week, James Allen and Dominion Diamond Corp. signed a deal that will give the e-tailer online exclusivity for Dominion’s CanadaMark brand.