April 2012

Birmingham Seminar to Focus on Security, Hallmarking
Rapaport
... work is underway to present a seminar on April 30 in Birmingham, UK, to discussion issues of security, hallmarking and trading in second-hand jewelry.

March 2012

Jewitt to head British Hallmarking Council
The Star
PAST Master Cutler Christopher Jewitt has been appointed chairman of the British Hallmarking Council, the body which governs the activities of the UK's four ...

February 2012

Gold hallmarking fraud: Jewellers 'liable''
Indian Express
Amid mounting instances of "hallmarked" gold jewellery fraud, the Indian Association of Hallmarking Centres (IAHC) today suggested that the government hold ...

Over 9000 gold hallmarking licenses issued
Deccan Herald
The government today said it has so far issued over 9000 gold hallmarking licences across the country to protect consumers from unscrupulous jewellers.

January 2012

Hallmark decision, say TN gold-lovers
Deccan Chronicle
With the government passing a law that every piece of gold jewellery sold has to carry hallmarks, buyers need not worry any longer about ...

THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE IS THE FIRST ASSAY OFFICE TO BE ...
DiamondNe.ws
A comprehensive audit covered The Assay Office's diverse range of services, which extend far beyond its core business of assaying and hallmarking...

BIS Issues 9005 Licenses for Hallmarking of Gold
Diamonds.net
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued 9005 licenses through December 31, 2011, for the hallmarking of gold jewelry. BIS is encouraging a ...

2011

December 2011

Hallmarking drops by 37.5% in dismal November
Professional Jeweller
Only palladium 500 and Brittannia silver showed increases in hallmarking figures last month compared to November 2010. ...

Oman, Iraq explore new vistas in relations
Oman Daily Observer
He pointed out that the Omani side presented an executive programme for mutual recognition on precious metals hallmarking, co-operation in standardisation ...

Determination of precious metal content in jewellery hallmarking
Platinum today
Accurate determination is also crucial for fineness determination for the hallmarking of precious metals for jewellery. The precision and accuracy of the ...

No hallmarking centre for silver upsets jewellers
Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Silver is always more in demand as the cheaper cousin of gold, but still has not found itself a hallmarking centre in the northern region of the ...

November 2011

World Gold Council: UK demand falls 15% in Q3
Professional Jeweller
Hallmarking figures in the UK has shown declines across all carat standards with the exception of 24ct gold. In the context of the present conditions,...

Gold: Power and Allure - A major landmark exhibition
Response Source
In 1478 the London Assay Office was established at Goldsmiths' Hall and the story of the hallmarks on gold is told via a succinct collection of objects and...

Free valuation of your jewels
The Star
THE soaring value of precious metals has prompted the city's 238-year-old hallmarking office to launch a public valuation service.

October 2011

Govt to take a call on mandatory gold hallmarking in 3 months ...
Firstpost
The Bill has been hanging fire due to inter-ministerial differences on the issue of outsourcing the BIS's licencing job to private players.

September 2011

BIS kickstarts awareness week in Maharashtra
IBNLive.com
"As hallmarking is a voluntary act, we want to make people aware in order to protect themselves from buying impure and low quality jewelleries," BIS ...

Birmingham Assay office to show off their Silver Collection
Birmingham Mail
Staff will also be giving talks on the history of hallmarking and the office in general. Visitors will receive refreshments before the visit, and the chance ...

Go behind the scenes at Birmingham Assay Office
Professional Jeweller
Visitors will be able to see the silver collection, the library, and to hear about the history of hallmarking and the Birmingham Assay Office. ...

Campaign launches to get 20ct hallmark for 2020
Professional Jeweller
If this were to happen without the creation of a UK 20ct hallmark the gold would be stamped 18ct, thus largely defeating the object of the 2020 marketing ...

Goldsmiths struggle in soaring market for precious metals
The Guardian
"One of the hallmarks of the deepest crises of the past 40 years has been a short, sharp retrenchment in the gold price as investors liquidated investments en masse to cover losses in other markets," said Derrick. "We have struggled with the recent ...