By David Zucchino Photographs by Elise Blanchard Reporting from Bazarak, Afghanistan In a chilly auditorium in Afghanistan, heaps of freshly mined green emeralds glowed under bright table lamps as ...

Before the 15% export tariff, Gemfields suspended production at Kagem, citing market saturation from discounted emeralds.

Local authorities in Panjshir announced that 1,244 carats of emeralds mined in the province were sold legally, for the first time, and fetched 24 million afghanis at an auction. Panjshir governor’s ...

Brazil is one of the world's leading sources of emeralds, which are often prized ... of up to BRL 1 billion (GBP 130 million). The sale follows an international row over a 'cursed' 381-kilogramme ...

While the sale room is generally used for diamond auctions, the lots on offer this time were emeralds belonging to Senegalese billionaire Abdoulaye Ndiaye, who has earned part of his fortune from ...