Buddhist treasures buried in the Gobi desert has been unearthed by a Austrian-Mongolian team. According to Gobi Treasure.COM, the official website dedicated to the treasure hunt, the treasures were buried around 1937 to protect it from the communist army. The treasures known as the treasures of the Danzan Ravjaa was from a famous Buddhist […]
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The gemstone bazaar held at Namak Mandi, Peshawar , Pakistan was a success and attracted a large number of visitors. Over 30 exhibitors participated in the bazaar. There was a wide range of gemstones and minerals exhibited at the show which was organized by the Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC). The show, the […]
Retail sales of diamonds in China topped $300 million during the first half of 2009. This made China among the top 3 biggest diamond consuming countries of the world. According to the Global Times, China is the only country where the demand for diamonds has been on the rise despite the current recession. This is […]
Sayan Designs has released an iPhone 3G blinged limited edition. It is named the diamond deluxe edition of the Apple iPhone 3G. The German based company is producing only 500 pieces. The phone which is encased in 24k gold is also decorated with diamonds and 18k gold and 0.2 carat brilliant cut carat. The decorations […]
The first place “Bulles de Champagne Collier (Champagne Bubbles Necklace).” The winners of the 2009 champagne diamond jewelry design competition was announced by Rio Tinto recently. The competitors of the design competition which was unveiled in May 2009 were told to create original designs that incorporates champagne diamonds of different sizes and a wide range […]
According to Dean VandenBiesen the founder of Life Gem, his firm is extracting carbon from Michael Jackson’s hair which will be converted into high quality diamonds in a laboratory. His hair was obtained after the singer burned a small part of his hair while filming a 1984 Pepsi commercial. Is this similar to one of […]
Richard Lennox, the U.S director in charge of the De Beers account has resigned. This was made public by Rosemarie Ryan the president of JWT North America. JWT is the fourth largest advertising agency in the world. Lennox headed the JWT team that successfully carried out the marketing campaings of De Beers which included the […]
The import and export of rough and polished diamonds from Antwerp were lower in June compared to compared to June 2008. According to the website of the Israeli Diamond Industry the rate of the slowdown was lower than the decline during the first half of the year. This was made public by the Antwerp World […]
De Beers (Stock Quote: DBRSY) has agreed to pay a 9% increase in wages to South African workers. The news was made public on Friday by the worlds largest producer of rough diamonds. The trade union for tha workers have initially demanded for a 15% pay hike but later dropped it to 9% because the […]
The National Gem and Jewellery Authority staff donate 30,000 bottles of drinking water to the internally displaced civilians in the north Photos courtsey: NGJA The staff of the National Gem and Jewellery Authority donated 30,000 bottles of drinking water to civilians fleeing from the fighting in the North on April 27th 2009 The Presentation of […]