Introductie: Guy Clutterbuck, who was recently featured in the GIA Winter Loop Magazine, has been sourcing gemstones in Africa and around the world for decades. His relationships with small scale miners, based on trust, is highly unusual and stands in contrast to the generally toxic relationship between the small scale miners and their typical buyer.

An article posted on DTB Online, written by Chaim Even-Zohar reports that Ian Smillie is quitting Partnership Africa Canada and departing from Kimberley’s governing body. No one is more respected in ethical diamond sourcing issues than Ian Smillie. His departure is a major blow to the legitimacy of the Kimberley Process Certification.

Introductie: PT Kapitmas (www.kapitmas.com) was het eerste bedrijf buiten de VS tot een Harmony Metal Hoover en Strong distributeur. Ik heb gewerkt met dit bedrijf voor tien jaar en bezocht hun plant op tal van gelegenheden. Hier, de directeur van de Vennootschap, Ben Morice, oorspronkelijk uit Nieuw-Zeeland, omschrijft zijn operaties. ~ Marc Choyt,