Rosey Perkins

Old and New Sapphire Rushes in the Bemainty Mining Area, Madagascar

A “rush” that produced world class sapphires close to the village of Bemainty, in the wet forest in eastern Madagascar, reached it’s peak some time after October 2016. Some of… Read More

Sapphires in Wild Western Madagascar

The north west of Madagascar is as wild as anywhere I’ve seen. Catapults are shot with stunning accuracy and people live from little more than what’s found around them in… Read More

Sapphires and Family Life in Maventibao

Introduction Sapphire mining in Madagascar is largely artisanal small scale mining. Hand tools are usually used instead of machinery and much of the activity is unlicensed. Mining for sapphires took off… Read More