Brazil Minerals in a northern minas gerais

Brazil Minerals, Inc announced that it had concluded an extensive drilling campaign of one of its several mineral rights in the Jequitinhonha River Valley located in the northern part of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

The Company drilled 35 holes spaced 30 to 50 meters utilizing a Banka 4-inch drill. All holes were positive for fine gold as observed by the drilling team, with samples collected for quantitative geochemical analysis. The average depth for the auriferous gravel layer was 8 meters and with a thickness between 1.5 to 9.3 meters.

GSI opens laboratory in Hong Kong

GSI, one of the largest gemological organizations in the world, has opened a new laboratory in Hong Kong. The new facility will serve its international customer base and will offer easy and complete access to GSI’s numerous laboratory services. GSI's Hong Kong office will offer a variety of services from grading loose diamonds and jewelry to screening and testing jewelry for undisclosed lab grown diamonds.

Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction!

On 3 October, Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Autumn Sale 2018 will present unique contemporary creations alongside phenomenal gems from nature. Headlined by the Ai (‘愛’) diamond, a rare and important 5-carat fancy vivid blue diamond and diamond ring (Est. HK$98-120 million / US$12.49 – 15.29 million), the season also features a spectacular pair of fancy vivid yellow diamond earrings of ingenious designed, and an important jadeite bead and diamond necklace.

Enthusiasts of contemporary designs will be impressed by a selection of masterworks created by celebrated Asian contemporary designer Wallace Chan. A stunning selection of Red Carpet necklaces by such famed jewellers as Van Cleef & Arpels and David Morris, as well as a vintage Bulgari suite will also be offered this season.

SYNTHdetect wins JNA awards!

Award for Industry Innovation of The Year

The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), a member of De Beers Group, is pleased to announce that its industry-first synthetic screening device, SYNTHdetect, was awarded Industry Innovation of the Year at last night’s JNA Awards in Hong Kong.

Launched last year, SYNTHdetect is the first synthetic diamond screening device to simultaneously test multiple stones in set jewellery and has the industry’s lowest referral rate at around 0.05 per cent.

CTF bags JNA Awards

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (CTF) proudly announces that the Group has earned the Manufacturer of the Year – Cutting & Polishing at JNA Awards 2018. The Group was recognised along with its diamond processing and jewellery manufacturing hub in Shunde Ingenuity Centre.

While striving to promote craftsmanship with artisanal spirit, the Group continues to pursue and foster innovation and creativity. Leveraging of a vertically integrated business model and advanced technology, the Group adopts a customer-driven approach in production and operations through standardisation, automation, digitalisation and intelligence.

Forevermark Diamonds at the 70th Emmy

Yvonne Strahovski, Kristen Bell, and

Yara Shahidi Sparkle in Forevermark Diamonds

Jewelry in Forevermark Diamonds at Emmy

Yvonne Strahovski, Kristen Bell, and

Yara Shahidi Sparkle in Forevermark Diamonds

Platinum jewelry in the spotlight at the Emmy

The traditional 70th anniversary gift is platinum, so it was no surprise to see spectacular jewelry set in platinum glistening on the red carpet at tonight’s “70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.”

From Heidi Klum’s statement necklace to Chrissy Teigen’s drop earrings and Jessica Biel’s diamond cluster bracelet, the world’s biggest television stars accentuated their custom couture gowns with ultra-glamorous and sophisticated platinum jewelry. Drop earrings set in platinum were also a noticeable trend at the show, as seen on Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan, Mandy Moore, and Claire Foy.

Annual Legacy 8 concludes

Heritage Jewellery brand Aisshpra Gems & Jewellery is back in Kanpur with the annual jewellery exhibition Legacy 8. The exhibition once again brings with it a range of heirloom jewels for the bridal season. Legacy 8, the exhibition of royalty and elegance opened up with the curtains rising on 14th September in esteemed presence of Mr Vaibhav Saraf, Director-Aisshpra Gems & Jewels.

The monumental range comprised of bridal jewel pieces as well an exemplar of timeless designs for the entire bridal entourage. The inaugural day saw an exciting response and is scheduled to continue till 16th September.

The event exhibited an eclectic range of jewel pieces like Statement Chokers, Neckpieces, Kadas, Chandbalis, Jhumki and contemporary, all curated in the flavor of festive season.

7th edition of DJGF at Pragati Maidan

DJGF to kick off from 29th September

The Delhi Jewellery and Gem Fair (DJGF), hosted by UBM India, is all set to congregate prime jewellers, import & export merchants and key industry associations in the capital city with its 7th edition. The three day fair from (29th September – 1st October, 2018) to be held at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, will showcase some of the newest trends in the gem and jewellery industry.

The fair is recognised as an integral part of the jewellery sector by associations, and the industry at large, with support from eminent associations namely The Bullion & Jewellers Association, Delhi Jewellers Association, Maliwara Jewellers Association & Karol Bagh Jewellers Association.

Government initiates 3 Banks consolidation!

The Alternative Mechanism comprising of its Chairperson, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley and Cabinet Ministers, Shri Piyush Goyal and Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman met here today in New Delhi and decided that Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank may consider amalgamation of the three banks.

The envisaged amalgamation will be the First-ever three-way consolidation of banks in India, with a combined business of Rs. 14.82 lakh crore, making it India’s Third Largest Bank.