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| "Pancho
Villa Gems" is a Mexican company dedicated to the extraction, transformation and
commercialization of gemstones, which are found in the heart of the great mountains of the
Sierra Madre. This company, was officially born in June 1998, but we have been in the mining business for many years, and our expertise allow us to offer you the best quality in our gemstones. |
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General Information |
| Company Name: | Pancho Villa Gems |
| Owner: | Mr. Luis Enrique Fierro |
| Employees: | 3 in the administrative area and 30 in the mine. |
| Offices location: | Nayarit #241-C Col. San Benito C.P. 83180 Hermosillo, Sonora, México. |
Production Information |
| Products: | Demantoids and iridiscent (rainbow) garnets |
| Production Capacity: | 5000 carats/month of cut stones. |
| Extraction: | Along with explosives and drilling, It is done through an innovative chemichal procedure, that helps obtain better pieces because this process avoids damage. |
| Cut: | The stones are sent to Sri Lanka where they are cut. Currently the company is planning the instalation of a cutting shop in Hermosillo. |
Product References |
| - Thompson, Sharon E. (1998), "Sedately", Lapidary Journal, page 20. | - Modern Jeweler, September 1994. | - Koivula, John I. (Fall 1987), "Gems News", Gems & Gemology (GIA's Journal), pages 173-175. | |
| - Berk, Merle (March 1988), "Facets: Mexican Source?", Lapidary Journal, page 10. | - Koivula, John I. (January 1993), "Inside: An inclusion in garnet is a window to a geological world of an earlier time", Lapidary Journal, pages 26-31. | - Koivula, John I. and Kammerling, Robert C. (Summer 1988), "Gems News", Gems & Gemology (GIA's Journal), pages 120-122 | |
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