The International Gemstone Trade is a Multi-billion dollar Trade. Trades in precious stones supply the gems that adorn kings, queens, movie stars and millionaires around the world. These stones have other industrial uses. Those who extract these gems; those who trade and distribute these beauties; and those who cut and polish these treasures are handsomely paid for their efforts. Prices of gemstones range from few dollars to above $10,000 per gram.

The International Gemstone Industry is so large that the United States Jewelry Industry is said to worth over US$78 billion, and has continued to grow (Gassman, 2015). According to Chinese Government import data, gemstone import from Myanmy in 2014, were worth US$12.3billiion. That was from Myanmy alone. The Gem and Jewelry District of Antwerp in Belgium is a business worth £31billion a year. That District is powered by Gemstone suppliers from all over the World. You too can be a Supplier! The Gemstone Industry in India employs about 1,000,000 players. According to India Brand Equity Foundation, the overall net export of Gems, Jewellery and Diamonds during April-December, 2016 stood at US$43.19billion. The Indian Gemstone Industry is also powered by International suppliers from around the world. You too can participate in this mega money bonanza!

Nigeria is endowed with large deposits of different types of precious and semi-precious stones. The Country is heavily blessed with some of the world’s scarce precious gems like Sapphire, Emerald, Aquamarine, Beryl, Tourmaline, Zircon, and Garnet amongst others. Most of these deposits are available in very large commercial qualities. Nigeria’s Tourmaline for instance, comes out in multiple colors from the same pit and the quantity is usually in kilograms and tons. Nigeria’s Paraiba Tourmaline found in Oyo and Nasarawa States, for instance, could go for as much as $5,000,000 per gram. According to Daily Trust’s Ademola Adebayo, precious gems like Beryl, Aquamarine, Sapphires, Zircon in bubble-gum, pink and water melon Tourmaline grades from green to red can be sourced from only Tibet, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Brazil.

The Gemstone Mining Industry in Nigeria is very easy to enter with the right information. Contrary to public perception, you do not need millions of Naira to venture into the Untapped Multi Billion Dollar Gemstone deposits in Nigeria. The Nigerian Gemstone sub sector is a multi billion dollar industry unknown to many.

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