Joseph Gil has been involved with the discovery of new gemstone materials such as Raspberry Rhodolite as well as identifying new mines for Tsavorite, Pink Spinel, Malaya Garnet and Green Beryl. The Akiva Gil Company maintains an office in Tanzania, Africa and is headquartered in New York.

The Akiva Gil Company constantly strives to meet the changing needs of its customers. As such, the Akiva Gil Company recently started designing fine jewelry featuring its gemstones.