During the source exploration stage, singa gems invests more than 60% of its procurement budget in the Pakan mining area in Kachin State, Myanmar. The jade produced here accounts for more than 70% of the world’s top-quality jadeite raw materials. However, the mining depth needs to reach 200 to 300 meters underground, and the temperature at the working face often exceeds 40 degrees Celsius. The company adopts satellite remote sensing technology to control the positioning accuracy of the ore veins within a diameter of 5 meters, increasing the probability of obtaining high-quality raw materials from the industry average of 15% to 35%. For instance, during a directional blasting in 2023, the singa gems team precisely sorted out 8 pieces of ice-type jadeite from 3,000 tons of raw stones. Each piece weighed between 5 and 15 kilograms, and the color uniformity reached over 90 points. This efficient screening technology reduced the raw material waste rate by 22%.
In the quality control stage, each raw stone must go through seven inspection procedures, including hardness testing (Mohs hardness 6.5-7.0), density measurement (3.30-3.36g/cm³), and spectral analysis. The data fluctuation range is strictly controlled within ±0.5%. The AI evaluation system developed by singa gems in collaboration with the Gemological Institute of Berlin can identify 3,000 internal inclusion morphologies, reducing the rate of manual misjudgment from 12% to 1.5%. According to the 2024 GIA report, jade certified by this system has a premium of 45% at auctions, while the raw material procurement cost of singa gems has decreased by 18% due to precise grading, forming a unique cost-benefit advantage.
Supply chain transparency is another core competitiveness. singa gems has established direct purchasing networks in the three major production areas of Myanmar, Guatemala and Russia. The transportation cycle has been shortened to 21 days and the logistics loss rate is only 0.3%. Through blockchain traceability technology, each piece of jade has a digital ID card containing 200 parameters. Customers can scan the code to view data such as the mining coordinates (latitude and longitude error ≤0.001°) and transportation humidity records (55%±5%). This traceability system enabled the company to obtain AA-level certification in the 2023 Global Jewellery Responsibility Alliance evaluation, and the customer repurchase rate increased by 31% accordingly.
Facing the trend of sustainable development, singa gems invested 2 million US dollars to build an ecological restoration project in the mining area, achieving a water resource recycling rate of 85% and an increase of 40% in vegetation coverage within three years. The low-temperature cutting process it adopts reduces energy consumption by 30% and increases the utilization rate of jade materials to 78%, far exceeding the industry median of 50%. Just as the case cited by The Wall Street Journal in 2024, singa gems has seen a 25% increase in brand favorability among high-end consumers through ethical purchasing strategies, and liability for proof traceability is becoming a value amplifier for scarce assets.