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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Alexander County, N.C., community famed for its lunker ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It weighs in at 840 pounds, a boulder containing more than 180,000 carats of emerald crystals, but the future of the Bahia Emerald remains in limbo. Attorney Andrew Spielberger ...

Unearthed in Brazil in 2001, the "Bahia Emerald” is one massive chunk of controversy. At times, no less than eight people and one country have laid claim to a gem that weighs roughly 840 pounds and ...