Ethics & Sourcing9 min read
Small-scale gem mining sustains entire villages in Sri Lanka through a profit-sharing model that splits the value of a found stone across landowner, financier, and digger. Here is its real community impact, told honestly.
Ethics & Sourcing9 min read
Sri Lankan gems are mined by hand from shallow alluvial pits, washed in river water, and sorted by eye. Here is how the process works from the first dig to the dealer's table.
Ethics & Sourcing8 min read
An ethically sourced Ceylon sapphire means a stone mined under Sri Lanka's regulated, small-scale model with full documentation. Here is what to verify and what is just marketing.
New stones and guides, straight from the source. Written rarely, and only when there is something worth saying.