7 9 10 11 8 12 13 JNA 40周年专题报道 JNA March/April 2023 | 35 7. First ICA congress in Asia ICA大会首次于亚洲举行 May 1987 | 1987年5月 More than 500 leading gemstone miners, cutters, wholesale dealers around the world were expected to gather at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok from May 18 to 20, 1987 for the second congress of the International Colored Gemstone Association or ICA. The event was described as the largest international jewellery industry conference and the first ICA Congress ever held in Asia. 500多家來自全球各地的领先宝石开采 商、切割商和批发商在1987年5月18至 20日，于曼谷香格里拉酒店聚首一堂， 参加国际有色宝石协会(ICA)的第二屆 大会。该活动被誉为珠宝行业最大型的 国际会议，也是有史以来第一次在亚洲 举行的ICA大会。 8. First joint venture to mine diamonds and gold in China 首家在中国开采钻石和黄金的合资企业 January 1988 | 1988年1月 The first joint venture between the People’s Republic of China and a foreign company to explore for and mine diamonds in China was to begin test drilling and sampling in Hunan province in May 1988. The company, City Resources (Asia) Ltd, was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1986. City Resources was 49.6 per cent owned by City Resources Ltd in Australia. Hunan is one of the three Chinese provinces that have diamond reserves, apart from Shandong and Liaoning. 中华人民共和国与外国公司为在中国 勘探和开采钻石而创立的首家合资企 业，于1988年5月在湖南省开始试钻 和取样。该公司City Resources (Asia) L t d于1986年在香港注册成立。C i t y Resources的49.6%股份由澳大利亚的 City Resources Ltd所拥有。湖南是山东 和辽宁以外，在中国拥有钻石储量的三 个省份之一。 9. Nicky Oppenheimer talks about the CSO: past, present, and future Nicky Oppenheimer谈CSO：过去、 现在和未来 March 1988 | 1988年3月 Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman of the Central Selling Organisation or CSO (then De Beers’ official distribution channel), talks to JNA about his visit to Singapore for the World Diamond Congress in August 1988. He also discussed significant milestones and changes within De Beers and the CSO, including the acquisition of Anglo American shares in Consolidated Diamonds of South West Africa, which effectively gave De Beers control of diamond production in South Africa, except for the alluvial and government diggings. CSO(中央统售机构，戴比尔斯当时的官 方分销渠道)主席Nicky Oppenheimer 与《JNA亚洲珠宝》谈论他将到新加坡 参加1988年8月的世界钻石大会。他还 讨论了戴比尔斯和CSO的重要里程碑 和转变，包括收购Anglo American拥 有的西南非Consolidated Diamonds 的股份，让戴比尔斯获得除了冲积和政 府开采以外，在南非钻石生产方面的控 制权。 10. Argyle Diamond Mine goes public with pinks 阿盖尔钻矿的粉红钻正式上市 April 1989 | 1989年4月 The Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia was one of the first diamond mines in the world to mine, cut and polish, and sell some of the diamonds direct to the public. Argyle, through its marketing company, Argyle Diamond Sales Ltd, offered 16 pink diamonds with a total weight of 19.50 carats for sale at a public auction of gems and jewellery at Christie’s New York on April 11. This was the first time that Argyle had offered diamonds for sale to the public. 位于西澳大利亚的阿盖尔钻矿是全球 最早开采、切割、抛光，并向公众直接销 售部分钻石的钻矿之一。阿盖尔钻矿通 过其营销公司Argyle Diamond Sales Ltd在佳士得纽约于4月11日举行的宝 石和珠宝公开拍卖会上，要约售卖16颗 共重19.50克拉的粉红钻。这是阿盖尔 首次向公众要约售卖钻石。 11. First mining joint venture in Vietnam produces 1M carats of rough ruby 越南第一家合资采矿企业生产了100万 克拉红宝石原石 October 1990 | 1990年10月 The first joint venture between Vietnam and a Thai group to be given a gemstone mining concession in Vietnam recovered 225 kilograms of rough ruby since mining started in 1989. Industry experts revealed that rubies from Vietnam were comparable in quality and colour with their Burmese counterparts, hence the mine’s potential for growth. Thai firm BH Mining Co Ltd, which was made up of three investors in Thailand, partnered with Vietnamese gemstone miner, Vinagemco. 第一家在越南获得宝石开采许可的越 泰合资企业自1989年运营以来，开采了 225公斤的红宝石原石。行业专家透露， 产自越南的红宝石在质量和颜色上均 足以媲美缅甸的红宝石，因此该矿具有 增长潜力。泰国公司BH Mining Co Ltd 由三名泰国投资者组成，与越南宝石开 采商Vinagemco合作。 12. GIA opens first office in Asia GIA在亚洲开设第一家办事处 December 1991 | 1991年12月 The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) opened its first facility in Asia on December 1, 1991, in Taipei, Taiwan to provide courses in Mandarin. At the time, the Taipei office was operated by GIA's Chinese gemmology department in Santa Monica, California, which was set up in December 1990 to translate GIA course materials into Chinese. 美国宝石学院(GIA)于1991年12月1日 在台北开设了第一家亚洲分院，提供中 文课程。当时，台北办事处由GIA位于加 州圣莫尼卡的中国宝石学部门运营。该 部门于1990年12月成立，将GIA课程材 料翻译成中文。 13. Tiffany reaches 20th year in Asia 蒂芙尼进军亚洲20周年 January 1992 | 1992年1月 Diamond jeweller Tiffany & Co celebrated its 20th year in Asia in 1992. It opened a Tiffany outlet in Tokyo, Japan in 1972 – the first to sell Tiffany products in Asia. The jeweller
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