Gemfields
Gemfields is a dominant force in coloured-gemstone mining and marketing—controlling a substantial share of global emerald and ruby output through its Kagem (Zambia) and Montepuez (Mozambique) mines. Its business activities directly shape UK jewellery sourcing, pricing, and ethical supply-chain considerations. Jewellery Focus provides professionals with expert coverage of Gemfields’ operations: from auction results, production updates, and cost-cutting strategies to geopolitical impacts, governance developments, and brand actions (including its ownership of Fabergé). Our reporting equips UK jewellers, designers, suppliers, and valuers with the insights needed to navigate sourcing decisions, manage price risk, and maintain supply resilience.
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Nov- 2022 -30 NovemberDesigners
Fabergé unveils new Game of Thrones collaboration
Fabergé has announced its new high jewellery line created in collaboration with HBO’s Game of Thrones. The collection has been developed in partnership with Game of Thrones costume designer Michele Clapton. The new line continues the partnership between Fabergé and Warner Bros Discovery. The high jewellery collection lifts design details…
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9 NovemberDesigners
House of Meraki unveils Gemfields collaboration
The House of Meraki has launched a new collaboration with Gemfields to launch the J’aime collection, comprising a curated selection of responsibly sourced emeralds from Gemfields’ Kagem mine in Zambia. The J’aime collection features earrings, from dainty studs to hoops, as well as rings, bracelets, necklaces and pendants, which pair…
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Apr- 2022 -8 AprilNews
Gemfields establishes plans to support online gemstone marketplace
Gemfields has announced the establishment of Gemdustry Limited as an industry-owned vehicle to back GemCloud, a technology gateway that the company said “has the potential to play a central role in shaping the future of the coloured gemstone sector”. As a result of the establishment of Gemdustry, GemCloud Group gets…
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Sep- 2021 -3 SeptemberRetailers
The Alkemistry to stock Gemfields limited edition pendants
The Alkemistry has announced that it has partnered with Gemfields to stock 100 limited edition ‘Jewel of Africa’ pendants. The pendant is crafted in the shape of the African continent and contains a 0.20 carat round Zambian emerald, 0.12 carat Mozambican ruby and a 0.12 carat sapphire all set in…
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Aug- 2020 -18 AugustDesigners
Gemfields supports Walk with Giants initiative
Gemfields has announced its support for Walk with Giants, a new campaign that aims to promote and raise funds for wildlife in Africa. The new campaign is led by conservation charity Space for Giants, and will see a group of the charity’s global ambassadors trek through one of Kenya’s “most…
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10 AugustFeatures
In the spotlight with Veronica Favoroso, CEO of GemCloud
More businesses rely on the internet to go to market, generate sales and provide customer service. This means professional inventory management is increasingly being considered as a necessity and GemCloud, as the sector leader, has taken tremendous steps to bring the coloured gemstone industry online. The tech company has recently…
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Jan- 2020 -27 JanuaryAppointments
Fuli Gemstones appoints new CMO
Fuli Gemstones announced it has appointed Pia Tonna as its new CMO. She will oversee the launch of Fuli Gemstones’ new peridot mine located in the Changbai Mountains in China. The mine is the world’s largest known, natural deposit of peridot. Tonna brings with her a “wealth of knowledge” from…
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Jan- 2019 -8 JanuaryProduct Launches
Fabergé launches new Dalliance timepiece
Fabergé has unveiled The Dalliance GemAddict – the latest of Fabergé’s bespoke timepiece designs. The Dalliance collection features a mechanical movement unique to Fabergé that sees the hands of the watch travel around the edge rather than the centre of the Grand Feu enamel face, creating a space where other…
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Nov- 2018 -20 NovemberAuctions
Gemfields Singapore Emerald auction generates $24.8m
Gemfields has announced the results of an auction of higher quality rough emeralds held in Singapore from 14 – 17 November 2018, with revenues totalling $28.4m (£22m). The emeralds were extracted by Kagem Mining in Zambia, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial Development Corporation of…
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberInternational
Gemfields uncovers 5,655 carat ‘lion emerald’
Gemfields has uncovered a 5,655 carat Zambian emerald crystal with “remarkable clarity and a perfectly balanced golden green hue”, which has been named ‘Inkalamu’ – the Lion. The gem was discovered at Kagem, Zambia, the world’s largest emerald mine, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial…
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