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Gem Diamonds Sees Sales Decline in 2019
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A drop in the recovery of large stones and a decline in the average price achieved for rough from the Letšeng mine led to a decline in sales for Gem Diamonds in 2019.Proceeds fell 32% to $182.1 million, the miner...
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Feb 16, 2020
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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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Feb 04, 2020
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Letšeng Yields Two Diamonds Above 100ct.
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Gem Diamonds has recovered two diamonds weighing more than100 carats from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho. The miner found a 120-carat, high-quality, white, type IIa diamond onNovember 20, and a 125-carat, low-quality stone...
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Nov 24, 2019
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Gem Diamonds Lowers Full-Year Outlook
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Gem Diamonds has reduced its sales guidance for the year, asa problem with its high-value satellite pipe has forced it to mine from thelower-value portion of its Letšeng mine in Lesotho. The miner now...
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Nov 06, 2019
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Letšeng Yields 161ct. Rough
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Gem Diamonds has recovered a diamond weighing 161carats from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho. The miner found the “high-quality” white, type IIa stone onOctober 28, it said. Including this rough, Gem Diamonds has...
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Oct 29, 2019
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Gem Diamonds Unearths 127ct. Rough
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Gem Diamonds has recovered a diamond weighing 127 caratsfrom its Letšeng mine in Lesotho. The miner found the D-color, type II stone on September 11,it said Monday. The diamond is the fourth white stone of that...
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Sep 18, 2019
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Drop in Large Stones Dents Gem Diamonds
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Gem Diamonds’ profit fell in the first half of the year, asthe volume of large stones unearthed at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho hassignificantly declined from last year. Profit plunged 75% to $6.6 million for the...
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Sep 05, 2019
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Letšeng Mine Yields 114ct. Yellow
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Gem Diamonds has recovered its third yellow diamond over 100carats this year, following a two-year dearth of stones in that hue and size. The miner found the 114.2-carat rough on August 22 at itsLetšeng mine in Lesotho,...
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Aug 26, 2019
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Graff Reveals Polished Lesotho Pink
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Graff has unveiled the polished pink diamond it cut from the13.33-carat rough it purchased from Gem Diamonds in March. The jeweler set the pear-shaped, 5.63-carat, fancy-vivid-purplish-pinkstone in a rose-gold ring. Two pear-shaped shoulder stones, from...
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Aug 25, 2019
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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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Aug 18, 2019
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Letšeng Yields 124ct. Rough
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Gem Diamonds has recovered a diamond weighing 123.5carats, its third white stone over 100 carats this year, and its second thismonth. It found the high-quality, type II stone at its Letšeng minein Lesotho on July...
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Jul 23, 2019
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Gem Diamonds Unearths 140ct. Rough
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Gem Diamonds has recovered a white diamond weighing 140carats, the second over 100 carats it has reported this year. It found the high-quality stone on July 6 at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the company said Monday.In...
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Jul 16, 2019
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Gem Diamonds Unearths 135ct. Yellow
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Gem Diamonds has recovered a 135-carat yellow at its Letšengmine in Lesotho, the third significant colored-diamond discovery at the depositthis year. The company retrieved the high-quality, type I stone on June21, three months after the mine...
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Jun 25, 2019
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Gem Diamonds Offloads Ghaghoo Mine
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Gem Diamonds has sold its Ghaghoo mine in Botswana for $5.4million, following a two-year search for a buyer. Pro Civil, a Botswana-based company, will acquire the asset, which has been on care and maintenance since...
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Jun 20, 2019
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Letšeng Mine Yields 134ct. Yellow
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Gem Diamonds has unearthed a 134-carat yellow, the second significant colored diamond it has found this year. It discovered the high-quality, type I stone on March 31 at its Letšengmine in Lesotho, the company said Sunday. The last...
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Apr 01, 2019
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Gem Diamonds Unearths 161ct. Rough
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Gem Diamonds has recovered a 161-carat rough stone, the first over 100 carats it has reported this year. It found the high-quality, white, type IIa diamond on March 21at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the...
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Mar 24, 2019
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Letšeng Pink Sells for Almost $9M
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Gem Diamonds has announced the sale of a 13.33-carat pinkdiamond, discovered in February at its mine in Lesotho, for $8.8 million. The tender sale, which took place in Antwerp, represents a record per-caratprice of $656,933 for the company,...
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Mar 14, 2019
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Large Stones Boost Gem Diamonds Results
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Gem Diamonds’ sales and profit increased in 2018 as the miner produceda record number of large stones at its Letšeng mine, including the 910-caratLesotho Legend. Revenue rose 25% to $267.3 million for the year, the...
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Mar 13, 2019
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Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng Mine Yields 13ct. Pink
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Gem Diamonds has recovered a high-quality, 13.33-carat pinkdiamond in Lesotho. The type I diamond was unearthed earlier this month at its Letšeng mine, and isthe first stone above 10.8 carats the company has reported...
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Feb 20, 2019
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Letšeng Sales Fall Amid Lower-Quality Output
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Gem Diamonds’ sales slumped in the fourth quarter as theminer produced fewer valuable stones at its Letšeng mine. Proceeds fell 40% year on year to $41.7 million in the threemonths ending December 31, the miner said...
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Feb 07, 2019
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