14 | JNA July/August 2022 SPECIAL FEATURES Demand for coloured gemstones is outstripping supply as the market restocks after production challenges and travel restrictions at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Gemstone miners are registering strong – often record-high – sales at 2022 auctions while new and upcoming goods are poised to offer the trade and consumers greater variety for their coloured gem needs. Operations at Gemfields’ Kagem emerald mine in Zambia and Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique have returned to pre-pandemic levels. According to Gemfields CEO Sean Gilbertson, Kagem is expected to yield 37,993,000 carats of emeralds and beryls this year while the 2022 target at Montepuez is 1,073,648 carats of rubies and corundum. Both mines suspended operations in March 2020 and saw a phased resumption of principal operations a year later, reaching normal capacity by the end of May 2021. Sales records Travel restrictions, quarantine periods and congregation limits due to the pandemic disrupted Gemfields’ auction calendar, forcing it to pivot to online auctions and a re-mapped schedule. Gemfields’ Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique Gemfields位于莫桑比克的蒙特普埃兹红宝石矿 Gemstone miners are ramping up production to meet strong market demand for coloured gemstones as evinced in this year’s record-breaking auction results. New gemstone deposits meanwhile open up a world of possibilities for the jewellery trade. 彩色宝石在2022年拍卖会上刷新成交纪录， 促使矿商积极提高产量，以满足市场对彩宝的强劲需求。一些全新的宝石矿源， 也令行业更多姿多彩。 | Olivia Quiniquini 程爱莉 | 宝石矿商的业务策略 Gemstones: Strategies from mine to market
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