Zimbabwe holds secret tender. Zimbabwe held a secret auction of diamonds from its Marange fields, where the army has been accused of forced labour and torture, an official said yesterday, AFP reported. “Yes, the sales were carried out this weekend,” Secretary for Mines Thankful Musukutwa told AFP, without giving further details. The auction on Saturday

Is Kimberley Dead? Watching the recent media scrum surrounding the Charles Taylor war crimes proceedings in The Hague has made me realise how fragile the public image of the jewellery industry is. Naomi Campbell, Mia Farrow, huge dirty-looking rocks, midnight visits to supermodels bedrooms, disgruntled ex agents, African dictators, civil wars, poverty and exploitation, made an

Introduction: Open Source Minerals, founded a few years ago by Mike Angenent, offers ethical, traceable and transparent sourcing for diamonds and other gems. It has become one of the most respected organizations in the ethical sourcing community, providing ethically sourced diamonds and gems to jewelers interested in exceptional standards. Now, Open Source has resigned from