Latest Event Updates

Different Techniques of Gem Mining

Posted on Updated on

Gemstone mining is the method of excavating precious gemstones and distinct minerals from venerable mines and oceans spread all across the globe. Mining is an extremely rigorous process that intake plethora of hard work and labors. A gemstone miner has to exercise intense labor inside these mines or oceans to eventually obtain exceptional stones and minerals. Since, these distinct gemstones are spotted inside mines, oceans, volcano or dense forests; thus, in order to accomplish the task of obtaining these stones some distinguish techniques are essential such as:

Open Cast Mining
     Open Cast Mining

Open Cast Mining: In this technique in order to obtain gemstones the upper layer of the mines or minerals need to be removed because gem bearing rocks are preserved inside this layer. And, then, gem bearing rocks are washed by high pressure water pipes to retrieve the gem gravels. The gem gavels are again cleaned by the high pressure water pipes and after that these gem gravels is taken to the gemstones treatments planets. Opal cast mining is an old approach of retrieving gems and minerals. Moreover, this useful technique is used in the countries like Myanmar, Sri Lanka, U.S.A and Brazil.

Under Ground Mining
     Under Ground Mining

Under Ground Mining: Another technique that is used to mine gems and minerals from the alluvial and pipes termed as Under Ground Mining. There are different sub techniques used under the term of underground mining.

Tunneling
    Tunneling

Tunneling: This approach is employed when gems are surfaced inside the outcrop of rocks To retrieve the gems blasting is done near the outcrop of rocks and mines and tunnel is dig till the extent of gem bearing rock with either the use of axes or blasting.

Block Caving
Block Caving

Block Caving: Under this technique group of tunnels is simultaneously drawn from the main shaft into the pipe that would go deep around 600 ft. till the mother root, where gems and minerals have been reserved. At the mother rock a series of blast is performed to drift the gem bearing rocks into the tunnel that has been excavated by miners. After that, these gem bearing rocks is sent to the treatment planets.

River Digging
      River Digging

River Digging: River digging is performed to collect the precious gems from the rivers. This is an extremely difficult process though requires professional workers to retrieve stone. There are mainly two techniques that is performed frequently

Dry Digging
   Dry Digging

Dry Digging: In this technique the natural flow of river water is drifted intentionally for the sake of securing gems. In this technique, the flow of water is blocked at either end of the river and digs a canal to restore the water temporarily. Subsequently, the dry river will expose the gem layer and miners can collect the gems and minerals.

Wet Digging
Wet Digging

Wet Diggings: In wet diggings, there is no need to later the flow of river. Although, in this technique the gravel is obtained from flowing river and later with aid of sieve gems are collected.

Sea Digging
Sea Digging

Sea Digging: Except being discovered from rocks and rivers, the auspicious gems are also spotted from the deep sea. And, the technique that has been used to excavate the gems from the oceans and seas are termed as Marine Mining.

Marine Mining
 Marine Mining

Marine Mining: To collect gemstones from the seas different techniques has been used since ancient times such as pearl stone is acquired by the divers who plunges deep inside the water to congregate auspicious stones. However, in order to gather these stones, they use special equipment’s like a basket and gearbox to cut these stones. Aside this technique, the other techniques deep sea dredging and land reclamation is used to gather gems and minerals from sea. Diamond and coral is retrieved from sea by above mentioned techniques.

So, these are the list of gemstone mining techniques that is performed to collect promising stones.

This entry was posted in Gemstone Mining and tagged , , , , , , , , .

Different Techniques of Gemstone Cutting

Posted on Updated on

The term gemstone cutting describes the entire process of shaping and polishing of a rough gemstone that is mined extracted from igneous rocks and dense forests. The act of cutting a gemstone is normally performed because the gemstones that are extracted from mines or forests are immensely large in size as well as it contains spacious number of impurities that needs to be eradicated in order to use these gemstones. And, the person who accomplishes the task of shaping, clearing and cutting of natural gemstones is referred as “gemstone cutter”. Ideally, a gemstone cutter performs his/her job by sanding process. Basically, the grinding and sanding is done using lap, it is a small machine that is used to grit the gemstones. Normally, a gemstone cutter has ample amount of options to mold a gemstone in different shapes as per its demand and popularity in gemstone market. Thus, let’s have a look over the different types of gemstone cutting techniques that are being normally exercised on a particular gemstone.

Gemstone cutting
                    Gemstone Tumbling

Tumbling: It is one of the simplest and easiest types of gemstone cutting. In this process a gemstone cutter places the rough gemstone in a barrel with abrasive and this process will be continued until the stone conceives an impressive polishing. Thus, this process is conferred being one of the most successful and cheap way of polishing and cutting a rough gemstone.

Gemstone Cabochon Cutting
         Gemstone Cabochon Cutting

Cabochon Gemstone Cutting: Also regarded as “cabs” it is one of the simplest ways of cutting a gemstone. A cab cut gemstone is normally the ones that attain a flat bottom and domed top. The stones like turquoise and opal receive cabochon or cabs cutting. Besides this, a gemstone that perceives cabs cutting has great resale value and profitable. Moreover, the cabochon cutting technique is very easy to being proficient in and quite economical.

Gemstone Faceting
                    Gemstone Faceting

Faceting: This is probably one of the most brilliant and interesting technique for cutting a gemstone. Usually, the term “facet” means obtaining the light from the surface of the gemstone that enters in the stone while it is being introduced in front of artificial light or natural light means sun light. In other words, the purpose of faceting is to carry out the gleam or brightness of the stone from the each surface of the stone. In spite of the above facts, faceting is estimated to be one of the most interesting techniques that is being used to shape a rough stone. Even a person without expert degree can also mold the rough gemstone by using the faceting tool by minor experience in this field. In addition to this, people often take this job to support their full time job. The tool that is being used for faceting of the stone will cost a person around $2000. Nonetheless, it will make a person capable of earning a good sum of money in short period of time.

Gemstone Carving
                     Gemstone Carving

Carving: There are only few recognized experts who are known to accomplish this type of cutting. Since, the carving is a typical procedure and requires earnest efforts to attain this skill. Thus, in order to possess this skill a person must have artistic and imaginary mind. Cameo, is regarded being the best type of carving, usually cabochon cuts that persist cuts on the top called intaglio or reverse carving.

So, these are different types of procedures or techniques to cut a gemstone. I hope you must have liked reading this article. In case you have any suggestions or question must ask us. We would like to hear from you.

This entry was posted in Gemstone Cutting and tagged , , , .