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De Beers Buys Petra Blue Diamonds for $40M
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De Beers has purchased five rough blue diamonds from Petra Diamonds for more than $40 million in partnership with one of its sightholders.The miner bought the Letlapa Tala collection together with South African...
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Mining
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Nov 25, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Letšeng Prices Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels
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Gem Diamonds’ sales rose sharply in the third quarter as rough prices from its lucrative Letšeng mine in Lesotho topped pre-coronavirus levels amid a recovery in the large-stone market.Revenue grew to $60.5 million in the three months...
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Rough Markets
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Oct 28, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Petra to Offer Collection of Blue Diamonds at Tender
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Petra Diamonds plans to hold a special tender of five blue diamonds it recovered from the Cullinan mine in South Africa last month.The sale of the Letlapa Tala collection, which means “blue rock” in the northern Sotho...
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Mining
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Oct 21, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Mining Sell-Off Highlights Sector’s Woes
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Just as the sun emerged from behind the clouds and diamond demand began to recover from a glut in the manufacturing sector, the coronavirus pandemic hit. Its rapid spread forced many miners to shut down...
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Mining
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Aug 06, 2020
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Leah Meirovich
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Rough Market Faces Its Toughest Year Yet
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As the diamond market considers its options during the industry-wide lockdown, manufacturers in India are planning a freeze on rough imports. The move has precedent. Back in 2008, as financial markets collapsed, India imposed a one-month moratorium...
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Rough Markets
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Apr 28, 2020
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Avi Krawitz
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Letšeng Mine Yields 114ct. Rough
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Gem Diamonds has recovered a white diamond weighing 114 carats at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the second stone over 100 carats the miner has found this year, it said Tuesday.The company unearthed the...
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Mining
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Mar 04, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Gem Diamonds Unearths 183ct. Rough
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Gem Diamonds has recovered a white diamond weighing 183 carats at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the first stone over 100 carats the miner has found this year.The company unearthed the type IIa,...
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Mining
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Feb 04, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Petra Sells 20ct. Blue Diamond for $15M
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Petra Diamonds sold a 20-carat blue diamond from itsCullinan mine in South Africa for just under $15 million. “We are very pleased with this result, which is in line withour expectations and confirms the...
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Mining
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Nov 17, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Weak Prices Dent Petra Revenue
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Petra Diamonds’ revenue fell in the first fiscal quarteramid a drop in the average price and a weaker product mix at three of itsmines. Revenue dropped 23% year on year to $61.6 million for thethree months ending September...
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Mining
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Oct 23, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Cullinan Blue Could Fetch $15M, Analysts Say
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Petra Diamonds will offer a 20.08-carat blue diamond at aspecial tender in Johannesburg next month, with analysts predicting the rough couldattract $15 million.The miner recovered the type IIb, “exceptional” gem-qualitystone at its Cullinan deposit...
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Rough Markets
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Oct 07, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Slow Market Dents Gem Diamonds Results
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Revenue at Gem Diamonds fell in the first half of the yearamid weakness in the market. Sales of rough diamonds from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho plunged 44% to $94.5 million by value, and dropped10% to 55,714 carats by volume,...
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Mining
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Aug 18, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Petra Recovers 425ct. Diamond
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Petra Diamonds has unearthed a 425.10-carat white diamond atits Cullinan mine in South Africa, it said Friday. The D-color, type II, gem-quality stone comes from the samemine that produced the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond...
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Mining
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Mar 31, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Analysts Expect Flat Rough Prices in 2019
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Rough-diamond prices will remain sluggish this year as themarket challenges that arose in the second half of last year are set to continue,two investment banks have warned.Prices are likely to drop 1% to 2% in the first half of2019,...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 28, 2019
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Rapaport News
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