With fewer than two weeks to go to the opening of the 2019 CIBJO Congress in Manama, Bahrain, on November 18, 2019, the ninth and the last of this year’s CIBJO commission Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Coral Commission, headed by Vincenzo Liverino, the report is dominated by environmental topics, and in particular the efforts by the industry to address the impact of global  ...  more

De Beers Group Institute of Diamonds (formerly The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR)) will showcase its expertise in diamond grading, testing and educational services as part of a new collaborative exhibition with auction house, Christie's. 'Rare Treasures of the Earth' – a museum-quality public exhibition of exceptional fancy colour diamonds and gemstones – will take place at Christie's in London from   ...  more

DMCC, the world’s leading free zone for commodities trade and enterprise, today hosted its flagship Dubai Diamond Conference (DDC) welcoming nearly 400 government officials, financiers, retailers and investors. Held under the theme Disruption in Diamonds: Harnessing Innovation and Technology, delegates and participants spent the day at a unique dialogue-based  ...  more

DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – today inaugurated the Dubai Design Academy (DDA). Offering exclusive jewellery-design programme, DDA will equip students with innovative design development training and practical experience of the very latest CAD   ...  more

Once again this year, Vicenzaoro January will be celebrating its hi-tech aspect with T.GOLD, the international show for jewellery machinery and the most innovative technologies applied to gold and jewellery processing. In fact, from 17th to 22nd January, the Italian Exhibition Group event will consolidate its role of innovation hub for the entire jewellery supply chain by offering a complete overview of all the latest ideas that can qualitatively enhance jewellery manufacture and processing in an increasingly more   ...  more

BVC Logistics, India’s largest secure logistics company started its 60th year and unveiled its “Vision 2022” today. The new vision is to ‘Make Shipping The Competitive Advantage of 30,000 Businesses by March 2022.’ Today, logistics is a cost centre for every business and BVC aims to transform this and make shipping a competitive advantage where simply by using BVC to ship, businesses can make their customers experience  ...  more

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – The critical role of design in the global jewellery industry was at the heart of two panel discussions at the 3rd edition of the Middle East Jewellery Designers Forum held on Wednesday at VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show held at the World Trade Centre. The sell-out event is organised  ...  more

Last evening, an eminent jury comprising renowned fashion, design and jewellery experts completed the first Jury round for the 3rd Artisan Jewellery Design Awards 2020 organised by Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) in Mumbai. The theme Architectural Gems, the Artisan Awards 2020 looks at celebrating three key periods from different architectural eras - Art Deco, Islamic  ...  more

The Guangdong Gems & Jade Exchange (GDGJE) and the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) signed a strategic cooperation MOU in Hongkong during the HK International Diamond Gem & Pearl Show (HKIDGPS). Those signing the MOU were GDGJE's general Manager, Mr. Li Zhiwei, and ICA's president  ...  more

JCK Las Vegas, the jewelry industry's largest and most iconic North American trade event, recently wrapped its 2019 edition. This year's JCK Las Vegas show brought together over 2,200 exhibiting companies, and 30,000 industry professionals, including over 13,000 vetted buyers, representing nearly 100 different countries around world. Those in attendance experienced JCK's all-encompassing   ...  more

Mustang Resources (ASX: MUS) is pleased to announce that following a recentlycompleted review of its sales and marketing strategy, the Company has decided to implement a series of measures which better reflect the current exploration and development status of its Montepuez Ruby Project in Mozambique. The review was initiated and overseen by Mustang's new Managing Director, Dr Bernard Olivier, who has  ...  more

Newfield Resources Limited(Newfield) is pleased to announce an updated JORC-compliant resource estimate for its Tongo Diamond Project in Sierra Leone(Tongo Project or Project). This Resource update is one outcome of the ongoing Front End Engineering design(FEED) program for the Tongo Project, and incorporates data from the recent mine development drilling program of 10,792   ...  more

GIA (Gemological Institute of America) welcomed two new members to the Institute’s Board of Governors at its regularly scheduled meeting in Carlsbad, CA. The new Governors, Dr. Jeffrey E. Post, research geologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and Tammy Storino, a finance and operations executive with experience in global consumer brands, will – with 15 other GIA Governors – help steer the Institute’s mission and strategic initiatives. The Board bid farewell to Governor   ...  more