Author Archives: Mr Lareef Samad

Puget Sound Bead Festival Expecting A Bigger Festival Despite Economic Downturn

The 14th annual Paget Sound Bead Festival is said to take place from 10th to 12th of July 2009 at the Hotel Murano Bicentennial Pavilion- 1320 Broadway in Tacoma WA. An increase in attendance is expected because “beading is something that can fit every budget. Making jewelry is now more about fashion than about crafting” […]

Shopittome Survey Shows That 10% of Respondants Spend On Jewelry

According to a recent online survey by Shopittome. com that was conducted during the first week of June 10% of the 940 respondents who took the survey said they were spending on jewellery. 49 % were spending less on clothing and accessories online this year. However 16% were spending more than they were an year […]

Opportunities for Sri Lankan Gems in Russia- National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA)

Photo above -Exhibitors at the Yuvelir Vesna Show, courtsey NGJA. The National Gem and Jewellery Authority Sri Lanka (NGJA), in a recent press release has noted the opportunities for Sri Lankan gems in Russia. The press release was issued after the return of a  delegation to Russia, comprising of  an official of the NGJA and […]

MineCore Discusses Sapphire Non Gemstone Market

MineCore International in a recent press release has discussed the non gemstone sapphire market and mining. Sapphire (corundum) is aluminum oxide (Al2O3) . Lower grade sapphires which cannot be used as gemstones can be melted to produce wafers with purity greater than 99.9999%. These wafers can be supplied to the semiconductor and solar industries thereby […]

MineCore On Ammolite- The Rarest Gemstone In The World

Photograph above: Ammolite gemstones. Copyright MineCore. MineCore International, one of the leading gemstone exploration company’s in the world has recently discussed about the rarest gemstone, Ammolite and its deposits in a press release. MineCore has access to the worlds only gem quality ammolite deposit located in Cananda. Ammolite gemstone is produced from the fossil Ammonite. […]

Destoking Over In The Diamond Sector-Rio Tinto

One of the worlds largest mining groups, Rio Tinto expects destoking of diamond stocks to end soon. However Rio Tinto noted that they are ready for further cutbacks if there is no inprovement in diamond sales. On Tuesday Brett Clayton, Rio Tintos Chief Executive for copper and diamonds said that they are cutting diamond production […]

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