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Although the headline is all about the big yellow diamonds going up for auction, there are some lovely jewels in this one so it's going in the Gemstones category, and the Burmese sapphire earrings are the favorite from this one. Check out these beauties. 8-) 2 Huge Yellow Diamonds Are Heading to Auc...

Britt chose this necklace and earring set that's done in pink opals, diamonds, pearls and sapphires, and although the necklace doesn't appeal to me with the pearl drops, we get a very good look at the earrings which are gorgeous, and we get a nice pink opal fix from this one. Nice pick, Britt! 8-) B...

If you work in silver this may be a book that will open up new ways of working the metal, and her technique involves 'no waste', which is always a big plus. Check this out and see if you think it might help you become a better silversmith. ;) Q&A: Jewelry Designer Nicole Ringgold on Writing ‘The...

From mining.com, Anglo American Plc’s shareholders want them to hurry up and present an alternative to BHP's offer, which was already raised once and has apparently been turned down twice, so we'll have to watch and see which way the wind blows. Here's the scoop. ;) Anglo investors tell company to m...

This will definitely cause a big shakeup at De Beers, and it will be interesting to see how much it goes for and who will score the 'prize'. Their platinum division is also going to be divested. Here's what they're saying so far. ;) Anglo American Confims De Beers Is Up for Sale By Rob Bates | May 1...

Whoa, this is not the first of their autonomous iron ore trains to have crashed or derailed already just this year, and of course they're not the first two crashes, and in this instance it was a mechanical malfunction that caused the train to crash into a another train it was supposed to be retrievi...

From mining.com, this is how sunken treasure hunters can lose the booty they retrieved from the ocean floor. They may not even be reimbursed for their efforts by those claiming ownership. Here's what happened to Argentum Exploration after they retrieved the silver bars. ;) South Africa wins battle f...

From mining.com, between this and the wind turbines killing birds, whales and other sea creatures this is hardly surprising. It seems wherever mankind ventures he does more harm than good. :? Sponges, brittle stars likely affected by deep-sea mining – study Staff Writer | May 9, 2024 | 6:06 am Batte...

I'm glad I remembered to let you know this is tomorrow since some of you do trade shows. ;) Tomorrow on "My Next Question" Preparing for Trade Show Success https://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20240510/b1/d0/d2/8c/74edf8eb0b026830f27f6be0_344x572.png With Nikia Levesque, Vice President of...

Whoa! And this is not the first time they've been breached. :o Christie’s Website Brought Down by Hackers, Watch Auction Postponed https://nationaljeweler.com/uploads/272b391ab43e2e9b55d2d1979b18c9cc.jpg Christie’s New York headquarters. The auction house’s website has been offline since Thursday ev...