tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post1783201205654148649..comments2024-03-27T18:20:35.784-04:00Comments on The Beading Gem: Larimar - The Rare Caribbean GemstoneThe Beading Gemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-69809264621236206262011-01-02T13:09:27.004-05:002011-01-02T13:09:27.004-05:00Hey everyone, we don't live in a perfect world...Hey everyone, we don't live in a perfect world. That said, all the miners I have met and done business with are all very happy people and smile even when things get tough. Accidents happen and when they do it's sometimes with sad regret that they loose a friend or family member...still they choose to return to the mines. They are tough people. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-2834916008453906292009-04-19T07:51:00.000-04:002009-04-19T07:51:00.000-04:00In the case of blood diamonds and Burmese rubies, ...In the case of blood diamonds and Burmese rubies, I would agree that an international ban on those sales is the way to stop the financing of civil wars and the deliberate drug addiction of young Burmese miners. See my past posts :<br /><br />http://www.beadinggem.com/2007/02/true-legacy-of-blood-diamond-movie.html<br /><br />and<br /><br />http://www.beadinggem.com/2007/10/burmas-blood-rubies.html<br /><br />However, in the case of tanzanite and larimar where many people depend on it for a living, a ban will only hurt them. If they are already desperate to feed their families, cutting off this source of income is not a good move.<br /><br />What is needed is pressure on the Dominican Republic to beef up mining safety practices. Mining, even at good mines, is still a dangerous occupation.The Beading Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-63678253789327731602009-04-19T07:10:00.000-04:002009-04-19T07:10:00.000-04:00Sistren Pearl,
This is such a painful subject for...Sistren Pearl,<br /><br />This is such a painful subject for me!<br /><br />Rather than wait for a morally bankrupt government in a third world country to provide decent working conditions to the masses, why can't jewelry designers and the industry refuse to purchase a gem that is covered in the blood of miners? <br /><br />Whether it is larimar, unsafely mined in the Dominican Republic, blood diamonds from South Africa or tanzanite from Tanzania, we should not adorn ourselves in the misery of another human being.<br /><br />And please don't tell me that they are grateful for the mining jobs. They aren't grateful, they are desparate to feed their families.<br /><br />I am now stepping down from the soap box and picking up my bead tray.<br /><br />Bless Up,<br />Lady RootsLADY ROOTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024725715605137298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-88780500138972890962009-04-18T19:17:00.000-04:002009-04-18T19:17:00.000-04:00Beautiful stone that is. Never knew it was that r...Beautiful stone that is. Never knew it was that rare but on the other hand, I don't recall seeing larimar beads for sale. Of course my mind IS like a sieve!BetteJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.com