Diamonds may be forever, but BHP Billiton's and Rio Tinto's place in the industry may not be. In what seemed like a one-two punch, both mining companies announced recently they were looking to offload their diamond businesses, which include Canada's Ekati and Diavik mines, respectively.
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Have you ever thought of just how many descriptive words you use in daily store conversations involving light and the manipulation of reflected light? Words like brilliance, fire, lustre, colour, clarity, and shine all would not exist without a light source. It follows that a sales presentation in which...
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Jade is a commercial term encompassing green, white, black, and yellow-brown jadeite and nephrite. The world nephrite jade market is estimated at more than 1000 tonnes per year, with half the supply originating from British Columbia.
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As an independent appraiser who neither buys nor sells diamonds, I often have to explain why my grades are substantially different from those provided by a client's grading report from one of the many laboratories. Inevitably, the client wants to know how something like this can happen. Come to...
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Jewellery designs over the past few centuries have been influenced by myriad events—some international, some local. Changes in politics and diplomacy, the drama of natural phenomena, exploration, and archeological discoveries have all been contributing factors.
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There's no such thing as an inexpensive diamond. Quality has always been the cornerstone of successful jewellers, and in the face of fading market share to online competitors, retailers should consider keeping it old school.
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Anti-solder has long been used by both bench jewellers and silversmiths as a method to prevent solder from flowing where it is not desired. In our modern age of laser welders and CAD/CAM, we sometimes lose sight of traditional soldering techniques. However, if you one day get in a...
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Coloured stone marketing is poles apart from diamond trading, even though many retailers offer both. The secret for swift sales lies in establishing the right price to move the inventory in one season. Coloured stone jewellery is often linked to fashion, but hues that are hot one season are...
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Sometimes, you just have to go with the flow. At least, that's what Canadian jewellery designer Marina Babic did when she set about creating her 'Vine Necklace,' a sterling silver piece formed using the anticlastic raising technique.
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Who says what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. The dazzling play of colour of Ethiopian opal, the soft hues of morganite, and art deco-inspired designs were just some of the styles buyers couldn't help but bring home from the Las Vegas shows.
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