Mining

Sri Lanka’s Gemstone Mining Industry Affected By The Recession

By Dr Shihaan Larif / June 22, 2009

Most of the gemstone miners of Sri Lanka are forced to pull out of their mining jobs. According to a […]

By Mr Lareef Samad / June 9, 2009

MineCore International in a recent press release has discussed the non gemstone sapphire market and mining. Sapphire (corundum) is aluminum

By Shereen Lareef / June 1, 2009

Louis Selekane, the chief executive officer of the South Africa Diamond Regulator died in a car crash in Diepsloot ,

By Dr Shihaan Larif / May 26, 2009

Rio Tinto, the owner of Argyle diamond mine is to cut 121 jobs at the mine located in the Kimberly

By Dr Shihaan Larif / May 21, 2009

Petra diamonds a London based company has suspended the Kono project in Sierra Leone, due to the fall in diamond

By Dr Shihaan Larif / October 29, 2008

Licenced gem mine owners and mining technicians had the opportunity of listening to and interacting with an eminent personality –

By Dr Shihaan Larif / October 14, 2008

By Neelamanee De Silva (Consultant Gemmologist) Reproduced with kind permission from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority A miner at

By Dr Shihaan Larif / October 14, 2008

By Neelamanee De Silva (Consultant Gemmologist) Reproduced with kind permission from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority A miner at