Blue Fire is based in Sri Lanka and is run by an American gemologist.  We specialize in personalized guided gem buying trips and tours within Sri Lanka. We are equipped to handle all of your requirements including gem testing, gem cutting, meals and accommodations, transportation, customs, banking, shipping and more. Click here. Blue Fire has been in the wholesale gem business for over 25 years and has assisted American, French and British buyers, both professional and private, for over 10 years.

Ratnapura is the gem capital of Sri Lanka and is far away from all civil unrest that you may have seen in the news. Ratnapura is located in a peaceful hillside setting at an altitude of about 1,500 feet above sea level.  Gem mines litter the surrounding countryside and produce some of the worlds finest blue sapphires, pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, purple sapphires, color change sapphires, chrysoberyl, chrysoberyl cat's eye, garnet, spinel, zircon, crystals and at least 30 other varieties of gem stones.