Gemstone mining in Sri Lanka is mostly from secondary deposits. The gravels yield sapphires, rubies, cat’s eyes and other chrysoberyls, spinels, garnets, beryl, tourmalines, topazes, quartz and ...

It is also not uncommon for people in Sri Lanka to obscure the details of a gem discovery, said P.R.K. Fernando, president of the Gemmologists Association of Sri Lanka, an industry group.

Sri Lanka’s President, Maithripala Sirisena, on Saturday said foreign companies would not be allowed to enter gem mining industry in the country.

Sri Lanka earlier held the event in 1989 and since then the country has developed its mining and processing industry to become one of the most important hubs for the gem and jewellery industry. Dr.

Ian Harebottle, CEO Gemfields commented; “Sri Lanka is already world-renowned for the quality of its gemstones and we are confident that our proven expertise will augment the established market there, ...

Sally Gems has a number of mining plants in Sri Lanka, mainly in the Ratnapura district. The mines in the district are famous for a high quality of gems. “We are conducting scientific mining of gems ...

The event is organized by the Chinafort Gem and Jewellery Traders Association (CGJTA) with support from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) and the Export Development Board (EDB), Gem Sri ...

News reports that workers in Sri Lanka dug up a cluster of sapphires worth up to $100 million were a welcome distraction for a ... He also said that the rock had been hauled out of a gem mine, ...

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