Rough gem stone orders are easy and simple because we
have an office in the USA to handle importation and payments.
If you live in the USA (and most other
countries) the rough is shipped from our USA office, and payments go to our bank in the USA.
For large first time purchases, we may meet you at a Chase Bank to complete
rough gem stone inspection, delivery, and transfer of funds.
Orders are otherwise delivered by Priority Mail, or an express
delivery service... after receipt of your payment.
Payments totaling $300 or more are paid by wire transfer - or
check, if time is not a consideration. Payments under $300 may be paid through PayPal or wire transfer.
Very large orders are subject to price and delivery
schedule negotiations. (Mining production is subject to the seasons,
especially the cyclone season... and the rice harvesting season.)
We make a special effort to sell our quality rough for A Little Less
than gem trade market prices. In this way your business and our business will grow, and the
miners will share the benefit. (See
the pricing strategy here.)
The miners depend on us for instant payment to feed
their families, and we depend on them for production. The
mining is arduous and
we encourage safe practices.
While
safe practices add to costs, it is found to have rewards. For example, using
pumps to remove water from the mines. Petrol for the pumps often must be hand
carried while walking many kilometers through the bush. This adds expense, but better conditions
improve production.
Delivery charges from our USA office are added to all
orders. We ship in bulk from Madagascar to our USA office to disperse the
expense.
Send us an email using the link below to receive
price and availability information. Please inform us of...
Your affiliation in the gem trade
The species, colors, and quantities
that you contemplate buying
Price breaks are based on total quantity.
Your satisfaction is guaranteed. You may return the
rough unaltered within 15 days for a refund of the purchase price.
We have never had an order returned, because we sell fine facet rough that will
make money for you.
Our business is continually changing. When we started, we
deliberately avoided operating our own mines. However, events such as...
Relocating our Madagascar operating location
Protecting our gem deposits from foreign investors
Improving availability and production
... have now led us into the mining business. Here
is a friendly-but-terse recount of how we currently conduct commerce:
We mine certain types of rough
We continue to add types of rough as
they are discovered on our mining grounds
We source from other miners roughs we
do not mine
We notify customers of availability
via our Bulletin publication
Customers tell us which parcels they
want to buy
We ship all parcels to our USA office
Customer pays
We sort parcels and ship to each
customer
Customer receives and observes parcels
Customer keeps parcels, or returns a
parcel for refund
We do not keep a stock of
rough
We do not sell individual
pieces of rough... we sell parcels
Thank you for your business. we appreciate
the opportunity to
serve your needs.
Madagascar
Gems
Membre: Chambre de Commerce,
d'Industrie, d'Artisanat et d'Agriculture
mining is arduous and
we encourage safe practices. 
