Blazing temperatures topping 100 degrees couldn’t keep aspiring geologist and gem lover Grace Houston from uncovering the find of a lifetime during her family’s vacation to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. On Saturday, the nine-year-old from Missouri landed a 1.53-carat diamond while wet-sifting with her grandma. Despite a National Weather Service Heat Advisory, the determined young lady insisted …

Wedding bells will be ringing for supermodel Miranda Kerr and Snapchat Founder and CEO Evan Spiegel. The former Victoria’s Secret Angel took to Instagram to announce their engagement and show off the ring on July 20. Kerr, 33, shared the good news by posting a photo of her beautiful bauble, with a custom Snapchat filter (of course). The photo is captioned, …

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fabulous songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, music legend Bruce Springsteen performs “Jersey Girl,” a tender ballad about falling head-over-heels in love with a gal from New Jersey. She’s so spectacular in so many ways that Springsteen is confident that some day he’ll ask for …

In the Madhya Pradesh region of central India, 4,700 villagers now have access to clean drinking water thanks to the initiatives of diamond producer Rio Tinto. In the Siberian town of Mirny, 2,000 youngsters take part in more than a dozen sporting activities offered at the state-of-the-art Cultural and Sports Complex built and funded by the diamond mining company ALROSA. …

On Sunday, Canadian rap star Drake gave his 25 million Instagram followers a sneak peek at what he claims are solid gold Air Jordans. Designed and fabricated by mixed-media artist Matthew Senna, the shoes represent a gilded replica of the Air Jordan 10s that Drake’s record label — OVO — created in collaboration with Nike. On Instagram, Drake (a.k.a. Champagne …

Last year, The Perth Mint captivated the imaginations of coin and gemstone lovers alike when it released the “Kimberley Sunset,” a 2-ounce pink gold coin punctuated by a petite .04-carat pink diamond. Last week, the Mint took the concept to new heights by unveiling “The Kimberley Treasure,” a 1-kilogram (2.2-pound) yellow gold coin embellished by an ultra-rare .54-carat red diamond sourced in …

Singapore’s Cé La Vi restaurant and Russia’s World of Diamonds have teamed up to offer the ultimate dining experience. The $2 million dinner for two commences with a romantic helicopter ride over the cosmopolitan city and ends eight hours later — at midnight — with the presentation of The Jane Seymour Vivid Blue diamond ring. One lucky couple will enjoy an …

Welcome to Music Friday when we highlight chart-topping songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Aussie sensation Sia teams up with Jamaican rapper Sean Paul to deliver one of the country’s hottest dance tunes, “Cheap Thrills.” Currently #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song features Paul’s reggae-spiced refrain, “You worth more dan diamonds, …

With the Olympic Games kicking off in Rio de Janeiro in 22 days, we ask you to ponder what seems to be a very silly and simple question: Are the Rio Olympic gold medals really made of gold? Well, the answer is “yes” and “no.” Have you ever wondered how the International Olympic Committee (IOC) could afford to give away pure gold …

A devious gopher, who’s a spitting image of Bill Murray’s nemesis in 1980’s Caddyshack, swipes an engagement ring that a golfer leaves unattended and dives underground to surprise his adorable red-bow-wearing girlfriend with a marriage proposal using the stolen solitaire. That crazy scenario is the theme of a TV commercial promoting Farmers Insurance, a company whose agents “know a thing or …