THE 'mysterious' deep green emerald is one of the most prized coloured gemstones on Earth. The most valuable of the Beryl group, emeralds are not easily categorised by conventional standards due to ...

Gemstone miner Gemfields has mined its biggest emerald from its Kagem Mining operation in Zambia, which it has named Imboo ...

TRADITIONALLY the focus of the gemstone sector in Zambia has been on the large global markets. Indeed for years, these international markets have given large and growing business to the Zambian ...

Colored gemstone company Gemfields has had pretty good run lately but the Zambian government handed it a major setback by demanding that gems mined in the country be sold within its borders. The ...

While Zambian miner Kagem Mining successfully generated $27-million in sales from an emerald auction held last week, it says the country’s “extreme” tax rates are crippling the gemstone industry.

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Zambian government has suspended a 15% export duty on precious gemstones, excluding diamonds, JSE-listed Gemfields said on Thursday. The suspension was announced ...

Colored gemstone company Gemfields has changed the location of its emerald auction to comply with the request of officials in Zambia that the company hold its sales within the borders of the southern ...

Lusaka-based gemstone company Jewel of Africa is taking aim at the Chinese market after establishing exports to the US, pushing their “home-grown” precious stones. The family-run business runs its own ...

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 19 (Reuters) - South African gemstone miner Gemfields Group Ltd GMLJ.J said on Thursday that the Zambian government has suspended a 15% export duty on gemstones, excluding diamonds, ...