Category: Colored Gemstones

Creating Change from the Ground Up: Gems Keep Giving 

This nonprofit works to improve living and working conditions for communities that mine and cut colored stones.

A Sparkling Outlook for the 2025 Gem Market 

With prices for colored stones continuing to climb, dealers are upbeat about sales for the coming year.

Sponsored Content: A New Era for the Gem Trade – RapNet and AGTA Join Forces 

The RapNet Gemstone Trading Network provides a digital marketplace where members can buy and sell securely and confidently.

Sponsored Content: AGTA GemFair Tucson – A Celebration of Color 

The annual Arizona show is an essential event for gemstone professionals.

New Auction House Set to Highlight Colored Gemstones 

Jemora Gemhouse is the brainchild of former Gemfields COO and Fura Gems CEO Dev Shetty.

Podcast: Digging into Colored Stones

GIA’s Nathan Renfro talks sapphires, tortoises and the Cookie Monster.

Fura Gems to Host Back-to-Back Colombian Emerald Auctions

Sales featuring Mozambican rubies and Australian sapphires to run in coming months.

Gemfields Revenue and Profit Slip Amid Dampened Sentiment

Company’s bottom line also under pressure from investment in processing plants at emerald and ruby mines.

Dev Shetty Steps Down as Fura Gems CEO 

Board of directors will oversee all decisions until position is filled.

Going into the Field with The Gem Odyssey

Ground expeditions: This new program takes collectors and jewelers on educational tours of colored-stone mines.

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