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As part its ongoing commitment to environmental preservation, Montepuez Ruby Mining will plant 3,000 trees in Namanhumbir by December 2021.

Eshed is a third-generation family-owned business led by Avraham Eshed who is joined by his sons Lior and Liran.

One of the “big three” coloured gemstones – alongside rubies and sapphires – emeralds are twenty times more rare than colourless diamonds, and have been prized through the ages, for their opulent appearance, glowing green hue and association with an almost otherworldly ability to heal.

As we enter the birthstone month for emeralds, we turn to our May-born, creative collaborator John-Paul Francis de Lara Pietrus, to celebrate our shared love of emeralds, in an Instagram takeover.

Kagem has fulfilled its pledge to acquire the Covid-19 vaccine and ensure its staff and their dependents are vaccinated during the nationwide vaccination programme roll out.         

On Wednesday 28 April 2021, Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) was distinguished with an award for Good Health and Safety Practices at Work.

Co-founding member of the Coloured Gemstones Working Group (CGWG), Gemfields is proud to announce the launch of the Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform (GJCP).

With the green shoots of spring now all around us, our thoughts turn to emeralds – the birthstone of May, symbolising hope, peace and renewal.

Awards season continued with the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards on 5 April, and while it may have been conducted by virtual ceremony, it was nonetheless high on theatricality!

Since the incidents of October 2017 in Mocimboa da Praia, the terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique have continued to escalate, and the number of displaced citizens has grown considerably, with many families fleeing south as the situation worsens.

Seven communities participating in the Community Conservation Agriculture Project, supported by Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM), produced 83.7% more in the 2019/2020 season than they had for the previous season. The crops supported by this project include maize, groundnuts, cowpeas, sesame and various vegetable seeds.