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

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

Consumers can’t get enough of fine colored stones and cultured pearls, but the spiking demand is driving up prices and squeezing supply. Industry insiders weigh in.

Partnership with Bahrain government will create opportunities for select US retailers and dealers.

Rare jewel will go under hammer at Phillips Hong Kong in May.

Gem, likely from Brazil, is one of the largest the lab has graded.

Organizations will promote each other’s businesses and activities.

This deep-blue stone has been gracing sculptures, mosaics, paintings and personal adornments for millennia.

Provenance Proof spin-off allows buyers and sellers to trade responsibly sourced stones.

Miner believes it will achieve the highest price for a single emerald piece the company has ever sold, it said.