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)
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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.
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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
Being an ON GROUND source and with our own office at source, working with small scale miners to create WIN WIN situations, speaking local languages and having a permanent buying office creating long term, mutually benefiting relationships with miners, making sure that the communities around the mining areas benefit as well as the families that mine too, we have been and are at the forefront when it comes to ‘first hand’ ethical sourcing of gemstones from East Africa. We have an unparalleled reach and network of miners that we work with across the region with multi generational relationships spanning across decades, where mines are passed down from one generation to the next, and working with the new generation to create a sustainable, fair, and mutually rewarding supply chain. I can’t explain this in more stronger ways, but we are an authority when it comes to ethical sourcing with our experience, expertise, networking and guidance, in many and probably all cases, having enough leverage with miners to dictate, guide and enforce standards and mining practices with miners, making sure ethical practices are followed, and the communities around the mine thoroughly benefit, and are enriched with the mining practice, driving the direction of what ethical sourcing should be because ethical sourcing, at its core is all about people!!
We Support Mining Communities
We buy mostly from small scale artisanal miners as well as local community groups in the mining villages who we believe support their communities. This in turn benefits their families and the areas in which they live, thus raising their livelihood and increasing their quality of life within those communities and mining areas. With a vast network of miners as such, we’ll mostly be speaking to miners as they are sat at their mines sifting through stones. We speak local languages fluently, and understand and respect local cultures and needs.
We also direct local miners on how to make effective use of their Capital and resources. We advise them to grade, sort and cobb their material right at the mines as it comes out, getting the most out of their stones, and making calculated decisions on what would be most profitable for them. We encourage mining villages to form small groups and mine together thus increasing their capacity, and to employ the townsfolk to set up small cobbing and sorting units there.
We make sure they benefit their local communities as well as carry out ethical mining i.e. no child labour, minimum impact to environment, sustainable mining, and community based mining to help their local villages where miners comprise mostly of local villagers taking the proceeds back home.
We believe the future of a constant supply of good quality rough depends on the development of small miners capacity and looking after their needs best. In other words, we follow the "teach a man to fish" principle. Sometimes miners will come in not knowing how to grade their stones nor how to clip them or remove impurities on the outside of the stone; we explain, and take the time to teach and educate them. We work at root level with miners and there is a great deal of mutual respect in our relationships with them.
This is very important to us: We pay fair prices to miners so we always have a ‘win win situation’; and both miners and us are happy. We like miners to have a content, wholehearted and satisfied feeling about a sale with us, and it is important to nurture a sense of goodwill and happiness in all transactions. We believe in strong, long-term relationships with miners and buyers that we supply, that are rock solid and built over time.
Meet one of the miners we work closely with:
The gentleman pictured owns all the Mandarin Spessartite Garnet Mines in Loliondo (Arusha, Tanzania). He is of the Sonjo tribe, and his mine is where the Sonjo and Maasai tribes mine together. He also owns all the Orange Kynite mines in the area; so any of the Orange Kynite crystals you may have come across that are mined in Tanzania, come from one of his mines; also in the Loliondo area!
He involves his local community in communal mining where all communities benefit.
These are the Maasai miners from Longido; cobbing and sorting their goods (Gem Rubies, untreated), that were mined the day before.