The dark side of gem stones in Colombia and beyond
The global market for colored gemstones, such as emeralds and rubies, is dominated by a few major...
Tag: emeralds
Colombia’s emeralds generating more fear than revenue
While fear continues to grow in Colombia’s central Boyaca state over emerald trade-related...
Colombia emerald magnate assassinated
Emerald trader Luis Murcia has been found killed in central Colombia, a local newspaper reported...
Assassination of emerald baron sparks fear of new ‘green wars’
A prominent emerald magnate was assassinated on Saturday, sparking concerns over the possibility...
4 dead, 4 wounded in central Colombia landslide
In Colombia’s central rural Boyaca department, four were killed and four were wounded by a...
Colombian emerald magnates ask govt to help avert bloodshed
As the rapidly declining health of Colombia’s emerald czar forebodes potentially violent territorial disputes, other magnates along with the czar requested an “active presence” from the government to prevent...
Emeralds discovered in Puerto, Boyaca
Highway construction workers stumbled upon a rich vein of emeralds in Puerto, in Colombia’s northwestern Boyaca department. While drilling on the Pauna-Puerto Boyaca route, construction workers discovered a vein of...
Colombia’s ’emerald tsar’ warns his death could spark war
Colombia’s “emerald tsar” Victor Carranza has told news network Al Jazeera that a war over the industry could erupt should he die. Carranza, one of the world’s top traders in the precious stones who...
Colombian ’emerald czar’ under new investigation for paramilitary funding
Colombia’s Prosecutor General opened a preliminary investigation in to “emerald czar’ Victor Carranza’s alleged financing of paramilitaries, reported local media Friday. Carranza, Colombia’s most...
Paramilitaries tell Colombia’s biggest emerald miner to ‘demobilize’
Former paramilitary leaders said Monday they have been threatened to prevent them from incriminating emerald magnate Victor Carranza over the businessman’s alleged paramilitary activity. According to Colombian media,...
Hollywood goes crazy for Colombia’s emeralds
Colombian emeralds are increasingly popular on the U.S. red carpet, sported by celebs such as Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, and Angelina Jolie, showbiz and fashion site Cromos reported Wednesday. At the most recent Oscar...
