NEW DELHI, (IANS) – An extraordinary 7,525-carat single-crystal Chipembele was awarded the record for the largest high-quality emerald ever discovered at Gemfields’ Kagem mine in Zambia. Chipembele is ...

The world's largest producer of the green stones has unearthed a 5,655-carat emerald crystal at its mines in Zambia. The stone, which weighs more than 1.1 kg (almost 2.5 lbs), was found at the ...

Production at the Gemfields Kagem emerald mine in Zambia increased 42 percent to 29.99 million carats for the 12-month period ended in June. The average emerald grade for the year increased 38 percent ...

Colored gemstone company Gemfields has had pretty good run lately but the Zambian government handed it a major setback by demanding that gems mined in the country be sold within its borders. The ...

Geologist Debapriya Rakshit and experienced miner Richard Kapeta uncovered the impressive 5,655-carat emerald inside the largest open-pit mine in Kagem, which is partially owned by Gemfields — a ...

A stunning 5,655-carat emerald said to be worth up to £2 million has been found in a mine in Zambia. The beautiful Lion Emerald was discovered earlier this month at Kagem, the world’s largest emerald ...

Walking into the Diacolor boutique at Delhi’s DLF Emporio mall could make even seasoned jewellery buyers feel like a kid in a candy shop. Tiered necklaces fringed with tourmalines, floral earrings ...

Gemfields said in a release this week that the gem—which has been named “Inkalamu,” meaning “Lion” in the local language—was unearthed on October 2 at its Kagem emerald mine. Gemfields said in a ...

The world’s largest producer of green stones has unearthed a 5,655-carat emerald crystal at its mines in Zambia. The stone, which weighs more than 1.1 kg (almost 2.5 lbs), was found at the Gemfield ...

Zambia is one of the biggest emerald producers in the world, behind only Colombia and Brazil. One out of every five of the green gems is produced in this southern African country, bringing in about ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Zambia’s government is the latest in sub-Saharan Africa to propose measures to claw back a bit more of the ...