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 ...

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 ...

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 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 earlier this week, it says the country’s "extreme" tax rates are crippling the gemstone ...

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, ...