New Delhi [India], April 4: RudraTree, a global leader in the gemstone industry since 1923, has announced the inauguration of its new Blue Sapphire and Yellow Sapphire mines in Sri Lanka. With a ...

A new leafless ground orchid found in a lowland wet zone forest in Sri Lanka has been named after a precious yellow sapphire as Gastrodia pushparaga, a gemstone commonly extracted from the same ...

Sri Lankan gemstone dealers say demand for blue sapphires has risen strongly since the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton in April.

After all, pink is her favorite color and, she said, “sapphires are more exclusive” than diamonds. Ms. Hardy said most pink sapphires are mined on the islands of Sri Lanka and Madagascar.

A gem merchant in Nivithigala has found a blue sapphire in the shape of Sri Lanka. The gem merchant Rohan Wasantha Dissanayake of NIvithigala said he bought it from a gem miner in the Karavita ...

Sri Lankan sapphires are of different colours; blue, yellow, green, white and Padparadscha. Padparadscha is the most valuable sapphire stone in Sri Lanka. “We find these gems all around the country, ...

Sri Lanka is renowned for its high-quality Blue Sapphire and Yellow Sapphire, two of the most sought-after gemstones worldwide.