NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemfields is pleased to announce that it has entered into a joint venture with East West Gem Investments Limited (‘EWGI’), a Jersey registered company, in order to progress ...

While Sri Lanka is well known for its gem and jewellery industry and the country is the oldest source for coloured gem stones in the world, not much has been done to take the industry forward and make ...

The engagement ring belonging to the Duchess of Cambridge, and Diana, Princess of Wales before her, is believed to include a sapphire mined in the Sri Lanka in the 1970s. (Associated Press photo) ...

New Delhi [India], April 4: RudraTree, a global leader in the gemstone industry since 1923, has announced the inauguration of its new Blue Sapphire and Yellow Sapphire mines in Sri Lanka. With a ...

COLOMBO (REUTERS) - Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday (Dec 12) put on show what they said was the world's largest natural corundum blue sapphire, weighing 310kg, which was found in a gem pit about ...

I was thrilled to see Sri Lanka ranked highest on the map of key ancient gem sources. It stood out as the origin of five key gemstones, surpassing India with three, while other regions had just one ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The purple sapphire ring is shown from above and from below, along with a detail of the lion. | ...

The world’s largest blue star sapphire, weighing 1404.49 carets and valued at an astonishing $100 million, has been found in a mine in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan gemmologists say the sapphire was found in ...

The precious gem is getting a lot of attention these days, especially the pink-orange version called padparadscha. By Melanie Abrams When Princess Eugenie of Britain unveiled her pink-orange ...

Gemologists in Sri Lanka claim that the largest blue star sapphire yet has been discovered in a mine in the country. The gemology institute in the capital Colombo has certified that the gem weighs ...

The world's biggest blue star sapphire, worth at least $100 million (£68 million), has been mined in Sri Lanka. The gemology institute in the capital Colombo has certified that the gem weighs 1404.49 ...