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 ...

As News 12 celebrates Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're checking out the Emerald Gem Exchange in Brooklyn. Sheltered from the hustle and bustle of Dumbo, the South Asian-owned ...

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Gemfields said in a release this week that the gem—which has been named “Inkalamu,” meaning “Lion” in the local language—was unearthed on October 2 at its Kagem emerald mine. Gemfields said in a ...

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Rock hound Jamie Hill knew he had found an impressive batch of emeralds in November 1998 while digging near his Alexander County home. Now gem experts are calling one of his ...

LOS ANGELES — In the past 6½ 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 ...

In the late morning of October 2, veteran emerald miner Richard Kapeta and geologist Debapriya Rakshit discovered a 5,655-carat emerald, one of the largest ever discovered. The exceptional crystal was ...