Precious Metal

Fairtrade to make history with first African gold shipment to UK

Fairtrade will make history today (21 September) when it announces the first ever shipment of African Fairtrade gold from Uganda,…

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‘Top prizes’ secured for this year’s Make Your Mark Awards

This year’s winners of this year’s Make Your Mark Awards are set to receive ‘top prizes’ donated from different companies…

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Gold hallmarking continues to drop, latest figures show

The number of gold articles hallmarked in the month of July showed that there was a 10.2% drop when compared…

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Birmingham jewellery professor made a Freeman of London

The head of Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery has been recognised for his services to education and made a…

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Cheap necklaces found to contain toxic metals

Some low cost necklace jewellery was found to have excessive levels of lead, cadmium or nickel release, according to a…

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Jeweller makes bridal collection with ‘most ethical gold’

Jewellery designer Arabel Lebrusan has released a bridal collection with what it describes as the “most ethical gold”. The exclusive…

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Woman named boss of Goldsmiths’ Company for the first time in its 700-year history

For the first time in 700 years, one of the most respected City institutions is appointing a woman to its…

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Price of gold drops after French election

The price of gold has dropped following the first round of the French election. Since Emmanuel Macron won the first…

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Q Branch opens new casting studio

A new casting studio, ‘Q Branch Bespoke Casting’ has opened in Chichester, West Sussex. Serving manufacturers, designers and workshops across…

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Hallmarking down from 2016

Hallmarking has shown a year-on-year decrease for the first quarter of 2017. Figures released by the four UK assay offices,…

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