Buy from us, we would love to have you on board and supply you continuously for the long term!

We have our own buying office in Tanzania where we buy directly from miners

At the forefront of Ethical Gemstone Supply and Traceability

Working with miners at source

Selected gemstones

Fast delivery

Pioneers in ethical sourcing of gemstones

We are the source

We sell at the same prices we would as if you were buying from our us in office in Tanzania

Stones move fast so buy while available

ONLINE SINCE 2002

We are your PERSONAL mine direct SOURCE

AUTHORITY IN OUR FIELD

Buying directly from miners at source

We sell at the same prices we would as if you were buying from our us in office in Tanzania

Stones move fast so buy while available

ETHICALLY SOURCED, FULLY TRACEABLE GEMSTONES RIGHT DOWN TO THE SMALL-SCALE MINERS WHO PULLED IT OUT OF THE GROUND

WE HAVE SOME OF THE LOWEST PRICES ON THE PLANET

WORKING WITH ARTISANAL MINERS AT SOURCE

Ethically sourced, we buy directly from small scale miners creating mutually beneficial ’win-win’ situations.

WE ARE UK-BASED

WE ARE AVAILABLE 24/7

WE DO AROUND 40 GEM AND MINERAL SHOWS IN THE UK

Fast delivery

We sell at the same prices we would as if you were buying from our us in office in Tanzania

CREATING WIN-WIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH MINERS AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE HAPPY SELLING TO US!!

WE HAVE OUR OWN BUYING OFFICE IN TANZANIA, BUYING STRAIGHT FROM MINERS AND PAYING FAIR PRICES TO THEM

TRUE MINE DIRECT SOURCING, WE SOURCE FIRST-HAND DIRECTLY FROM MINERS ON THE GROUND

WORKING WITH ARTISANAL MINERS AT SOURCE

WE ARE UK-BASED

WE DO AROUND 40 GEM AND MINERAL SHOWS IN THE UK

WE ARE YOUR MINE DIRECT SOURCE

Super fast Fedex shipping from US$40/pack, 48hrs to the US.

One of the largest suppliers of gemstones from East Africa

Buy from us, we would love to have you on board and supply you continuously for the long term!

FAST shipping

We have our own buying office in Tanzania where we buy directly from miners

At the forefront of Ethical Gemstone Supply and Traceability

Working with miners at source

Selected gemstones

MEMBERS OF "THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWELLERS" IN THE UK

WORKING WITH ARTISANAL MINERS AT SOURCE

Ethically Sourced, Selected Gemstones

Thousands of items on website, more added as it comes in

WE ARE A WHOLE GEM SHOW IN ONE! WE SUPPLY MOST OF THE ONLINE FACET ROUGH AND CRYSTAL SELLERS IN BULK

Sourced from small-scale artisan miners at source creating good feelings and a "WIN-WIN" relationship

4th Generation Gem Dealers, Members of The National Association of Jewellers in the UK and The International Gem Society (Pro Member)

Fine, hand-select gemstones, expertly selected one by one, Secure checkout, PayPal, Crypto, Major Cards

London, UK based gem dealers, fast shipping, shipping via registered mail or FedEx to anywhere in the world

FedEx to anywhere in the world in 1-4 days from only $40 per pack, 48 hours to the US.

FEDEX PRIORITY SHIPPING AVAILABLE

We are one of the oldest online gemstone sellers in the world.

WE ARE A WHOLE GEM SHOW IN ONE! WE SUPPLY MOST OF THE ONLINE FACET ROUGH AND CRYSTAL SELLERS IN BULK

Fast Delivery

WE BREAK MARKET PRICES. ALL ETHICALLY SOURCED MINE DIRECT, NATURAL, GENUINE GEMSTONES, EXPERTLY GRADED AND SELECTED..

TRACEABLE GEMSTONES, ALL DIRECTLY SOURCED BY US, FROM ARTISAN MINERS AT SOURCE

ALL NATURAL GENUINE GEMSTONES FROM SOURCE, MINE DIRECT, TRACEABLE, ETHICALLY SOURCED, EXPERTLY GRADED AND SELECTED

Do feel free to ask any questions

We are online only and keep our costs low, thus passing the savings on to you

WE ARE UK-BASED

WE DO AROUND 40 GEM AND MINERAL SHOWS IN THE UK

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Our Grading System on Facet Rough

Using our extensive experience in sourcing, buying, sorting, grading and generally acquiring Top Grade Gemstones from miners, we have a full grading and evaluation system for all stones as they come in from the mines.

Correct grading of facet rough gemstones is the foundation on what our industry stands on.

Grading on faceting rough:

The terms Eye Clean and Slightly Included as well as Clean have and are being too loosely used in the industry. Many people throwing the word clean around not describing clean as clean flawless etc or eye clean! Lots of faceting rough dealers describing Eye Clean Stones as CLEAN not clarifying that they are indeed Eye Clean.

We set our own grading standard with millions of stones worth of experience in the industry and tens of thousands of customers that have been satisfied with the grading standard.

We have been grading faceting rough for decades and first started using the VVS etc system to grade in 2001.

This is our grading:

VVS-IF - meaning clean to flawless, we use this grading standard as it is the most precise.

VVS - will cut a VVS stone, no visible inclusions to the naked eye.

VS and VS-VVS - Eye clean with no visible inclusions to the unaided eye.

VS-Sl - Eye clean to slightly under eye clean.

Sl - slightly included but still can be faceted - Inclusions will not affect the clarity of the stone too much and may just be visible spots or strong needles or even a slightly stronger silk or a veil inclusion or a very slight crack that will be noticeable under a strong overhead light, but not stand out too much in the finished stone.

Included stone - has visible moderate to strong inclusions in it and may contain cracks, large spots, large crystal inclusions etc.

We have never understood the 90% clean... 80% clean... that dealers use, as it is too vague for us to describe facet rough with, does it mean that it is 10% or 20% included, wouldn't that fall in the Included range.. Just my thoughts.

Just to add that many dealers, right from the beginning, who used to travel to Arusha to buy from dealers and miners, have always asked why we grade using the VVS system as they were using the Clean to Eye clean, 80% clean etc. method to sell and would sell in lots, but from decades of experience, we found that the VVS system is more precise and an exact way of describing facet rough.

It seems the term 'clean' with some dealers depends very much on their point of view and level of experience.

We select through huge quantities of rough to bring you well graded top stones that we add on this website.

Need more info or want to chat/tell us your thoughts. Feel free to contact us, we are available all the time and would love to hear from you.

The gem community is a very small, fine knitted, closely connected, warm community built on trust and respect where relationships last a lifetime.

Please feel free to reach out to us at any time with any queries.

Ali

Our Grading System on Facet Rough

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