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Press release – ALROSA unearthed this crystal in the early hours of December 25 at the Botuobinskaya kimberlite pipe in Yakutia. According to estimations made by ALROSA’s experts on site, a rough diamond weighing 190.77 carats has high quality characteristics.
US$425 million (provisional)
ALROSA Group announces diamond sales results for November and eleven months of 2019.
Petra Diamonds Ltd. found a buyer for the 20.08-carat blue diamond it unearthed in South Africa earlier this fall.
Press release – US$390 million (provisional).
Press release – ALROSA Group announces diamond sales results for October and nine months of 2019.
Two gem labs have joined forces to identify a method for determining whether a pink diamond came from the Argyle mine in Australia, and are issuing lab reports confirming their provenance.
Imagine the following: A diamond-mining company operating with self-driving trucks loads its haul of ore to the processing plant, where rough diamonds are separated from waste and arranged in their rough forms into different sizes before being sent for further aggregation.
Press release – A unique rough diamond weighing over 230 carats was unearthed at Udacnhaya kimberlite pipe on October 19. This is the largest gem-quality specimen found by ALROSA in more than three years.
Press release – ALROSA has acted as a co-organizer of the ‘Russian-African Collaboration in the Diamond Industry‘ Session, held as part of the Russia-Africa Economic Forum business program in Sochi.
After seeing success with its pilot program in Tanzania, the Gemological Institute of America will expand distribution of its gem guide for artisanal miners.
Jean-Marc Lieberherr is stepping down as chief executive officer of the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) after heading the group for nearly four years.
