by Patrick Schein 08/05/2012 at 10:57 A recent article on the Swiss village of Medel, which voted against approving a exploration license to tap a gold deposit in the Grisons mountains estimated at 25 tonnes with a market value of some 1,3 billion dollars at current prices, led me to reflect on the real end

Just thought everyone would like to know we have added another supplier to the suppliers category. The Erongo small-scale miners association based out of Namibia. Please if you are able do support them. The Erongo Small Scale Miners Association is a not for profit organization established to support the local gemstone miners in the Erongo

In this two-part article, my aim is to take a look at diamonds and unravel some of the endemic confusion that exists around the politics of diamonds. I am always very aware that this is a deeply uncomfortable subject for most jewellers, who feel ill equipped to deal with the consumer questions around conflict diamonds.