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NEW BAZAAR Israel's
polished diamond exports to Thailand grow Israel's
diamond industry continued to show significant growth in September
and in the first nine months of 2004,according to statistic
reported by the Israeli goverment. Brazil
gold mining report
Gold mining inBrazil is the Third in a series of country mining reports produced by GFMS in collaboration with local industry experts.The Brazillain report outlines both the past and expected future levels of formal and garimpo mine production detailing the top domestic and internation gold producing companies and exploration companies,licencing procedures and current tax regime. Conflict diamonds
A recent survey by two NGOs,Amnesty
International and Global Witness,reveals that almost two years after
the diamond industry commited itsekf to a system of self- regulation
to prevent the trade in diamond from regions of conflict, retailers
in the US and UK are still failing in their promises. Tiffany
beats counterfieter
A Us judge has ordered a Philadelphia
jewelry manufacturer to pay Tiffany & Co US$600,000 for selling
counterfeit Tiffany merchandise. India's billion dollar
gold jewellery exports
Export of gold jewellery from India
crossed the US$1 billion mark in the period April-August
2004, Increasing by a record 141% against US$16.96 million
export during the corresponding period of the last financial year
2003-2004. Catalog in Motion at
Tucson
The Catalog In Motion show takes place
February 4-7,2005 at the Tucson East Hilton.Hosted by Rio Grande,the 18 th annual
presentation of this hands-on tools,equipments and techniques showcase
for jewelry markers is held during the Tucson Gem & Mineral
Show. Rio Grande's new catalogs Rio Grande has presented its 2004-2005
gems & Finding catalog. The catalog offers an arrey of gemstones,finding
,raw materails,beads,stringing supplies and gift items presented
for shopping on more than 700 full-color pages. .................................................................................................................................... BULLETIN Precious
chian Finding The
Precious Chain Finding & Alloy Co.,Ltd.(PCF) was luanched at
the Four Season Hotel in Bangkok recently.Many distinguished guest
attended PCF's openning party,and wear greeted by Mr.Vishal
Kedia,PCF's Managing Director. Thai Niello & Silverware Thai
Neillo & Silverware Association under Royal Patronage held a
meeting on 29th October,2004 at the Royal Hotel in Bangkok.The purpose
of the meeting was to discuss the Standard 925. Goldsmiths Fair London London's
Goldsmiths's Fair 2004. more than lived up to its gilt tradition
and proved to be as sparkling an event as its 21 predecessors.Since
the first Goldsmith's Fair was initiated in 1983,it has gone from
strength to strength, and is now firmly established
as a major market place for modern jewellery and silver by the UK's
leading designer-crafts people. .................................................................................................................................... COLOURED STONE Computer pioneer explores gemstones The
Apple Computer prodigy who developed the pull-down menu and much
of the original software for the macintosh user interface recently
made a guest appearance at the Gemological Institute of America
(GIA) in the Museum 's 2004 lecture series,Gems and Jewelry
Brought to Light.Bill Atkinson presented unique macro photographs
of polished gem and mineral specimens featured in his book,Within
the Stone.Mr Atkinson has gifted 30 images seen in the book
to the Institute. First
AIGs graduates The
Asian Institute og Gemological Science's (AiGS) new Basic Gemology
program,a special one month course designed to give people a chance
to learn gemology fundamentals, presented credentails to its first
students recently. .................................................................................................................................... AUCTION
Christie's
New York Chisties's
recent Magnificent Jewels salse in New York presented rare
and important diamonds and gemstones and exquisite signed jewelry
representing each of the major period of jewelry deisgn and style. .................................................................................................................................... Please subscribe to our magazine to read more
