Welcome to IGB
Origin of IGB
Our objectives
Our activities
The training (formation) is the initial objective of the Bolivian Gemological Institut IGB. From the basic training to the expertise :
- Small scale mining
- Gemology
- Gemstones cutting
- Jewellery
- Design of Jewels
- Certification and clasification of gemstones
- Purchase, sale and investment
- Management of small scale business
And assistance to the autochthonous operators
Stay in Bolivia
Bolivia is a country rich in mining resources but the sector of gemstones is little developed. A big opportunity to increase or update its knowledge in gemology from the mining prospection site up to the laboratory and the stone cutting workshop. Study and organization of field trips programs on the site of exploration and prospection in determined mining area. Posibility to visit mining sites of the Andean Cordillera up to the Amazonian Pantanal. Formation and certification in gemology, gemstone cutting and jewellery.