London-listed Petra Diamonds has recovered a 342.92 ct Type IIa white diamond of “exceptional” quality, in terms of both its colour and clarity, at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. The diamond is likely to be sold at the company’s upcoming tender in September.
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Diamond miner De Beers Group sold about $510-million of rough diamonds in its sixth sales cycle of the year. Sales were significantly higher than the $116-million of rough diamonds sold in the sixth sales cycle of 2020. It is also higher than the $477-million of rough diamonds sold during the
ASX-listed Burgundy Diamond Mines will raise nearly A$50-million to accelerate its diamond strategy. The company on Monday reported that it had received binding commitments from institutional and sophisticated investors to raise A$49.7-million, of which A$34.5-million would be raised through an unsecured convertible note issue, and a further A$15.2-million through a
De Beers has reported its rough diamond production for the second quarter of the year, showing an increase of 134% year-on-year to 8.2-million carats, Mining Weekly reports. According to De Beers, the rise reflects “planned higher production” to meet stronger demand for rough diamonds. Full-year production guidance was updated
Diamond miner Petra Diamonds produced 3.2-million carats at its operations in the financial year ended June 30. The Cullinan mine’s performance, which contributed production of more than 1.9-million carats, was offset by lower production at Finsch and Koffiefontein, while the Williamson mine, in Tanzania, remained on care and maintenance.
Russian mining giant Alrosa produced 7 million carats of diamonds in the second quarter of 2021 – a fall of 8% quarter-on-quarter but a rise of 22% year-on-year, Rough & Polished reports. Credit: Alrosa Alrosa has also reported sales of 11.4 million carats and $1.2 billion in revenue
