Gemstone Industry Ethics

The precious gemstone and mining industries are ripe with controversial, unethical and terrorist activities.  Many gemstones are mined and sold with "blood money" and many conditions for miners and workers are less then optimal. 

This page is dedicated to the ethical issues in the jewelry and gemstone industry.  Here you will find links to articles that will provide information on these controversial issues, and resources for fair trade and ethical gemstones. 

Thank you for your deliberate and well informed concern for the betterment of humanity.


Columbia Gem House (Fair Trade Gems)

Green American:  Digging For Ethical Gems

I was pleased to discover that Peter Stone is on the list of ethical gemstone retailers, listed in the resource section, of the above Green American article. Peter Stone is famous for his beautiful celtic jewelry and his designs are rather popular among the pagan community.    http://www.peterstone.com/

Uranium Contamination Haunts Navajo Country (NY Times Article)

Navajo's  Ban Uranium Mining (2005 Article)

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