Geologist Debapriya Rakshit and experienced miner Richard Kapeta uncovered the impressive 5,655-carat emerald inside the largest open-pit mine in Kagem, which is partially owned by Gemfields — a ...

Unearthed in Brazil in 2001, the "Bahia Emerald” is one massive chunk of controversy. At times, no less than eight people and one country have laid claim to a gem that weighs roughly 840 pounds and ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Alexander County, N.C., community famed for its emeralds has yielded a 64-carat gem that experts say is North America's largest cut emerald. Gem miner Terry Ledford said the deep ...

London-based mining company Gemfields has announced that it will auction off a monster 5,655-carat Zambian emerald crystal discovered last month. The company said in a release on Monday that the ...

Over the last 61/2 years, nine men, one woman, three corporations and one government have laid claim to the giant emerald that’s been at the center of a protracted ownership dispute in Los Angeles ...

The world’s largest producer of green stones has unearthed a 5,655-carat emerald crystal at its mines in Zambia. The stone, which weighs more than 1.1 kg (almost 2.5 lbs), was found at the Gemfield ...

Unearthed in Brazil in 2001, the “Bahia Emerald” is one massive chunk of controversy. At times, no less than eight people and one country have laid claim to a gem that weighs roughly 840 pounds and ...