GEM MARKET IN SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka’s gemstone and jewelry industry blends traditional practices and experience with the needs of the modern global market.
To visit Sri Lanka is to experience one of the great gem sources and trading centers in the world. This country has a rich, almost unparalleled tradition and remains vitally important to the modern gemstone market. Sri Lanka has a true mine-to-market industry, both domestically and for export. Its evolution over the last two decades blends the best of traditional practices with modern technologies and business models.
In documenting Sri Lanka’s entire mine-to-market industry, one of the most fascinating aspects is the harmonious and productive blend of tradition, experience, and modernization. This was apparent in the mining, trading, cutting, treatment, jewellery manufacturing, and retail sectors. Mining is done primarily by traditional methods, and it is small-scale by choice and design.
