In another frank and to the point article Dana Schorr tackles head on, the ongoing political manoeuvrings in the gemstone world. All the opinions expressed in this article are attributable to the author only. Enjoy the read.   It’s like a bad horror film – you believe the creature is dead but it grabs your

Press Release from Eco-Minerals reproduced below.   OTTAWA/OXFORD 5 AUGUST 2014   Violence Ongoing at Barrick Mine in Tanzania: MiningWatch Canada and RAID (UK) Complete Human Rights Assessment   A human rights assessment conducted between late June and mid- July 2014 at UK-listed African Barrick Gold’s (ABG) North Mara Gold Mine Ltd. (North Mara mine)

First published in Gems & Gemstones supplement of the The Jeweller January 2014 In the highly political world of diamonds, we all wish that the rigour and vigour we place on the clarity and value of the stones we sell would be applied to the credibility of how these stones get to the market. In