The company sold $315 million in rough in the fifth sales cycle of the year, down from $456 million in the same period last year.
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The Australian miner has signed over its 70 percent share in the diamond deposit to Lesotho company Lephema Executive Transport.
The sale marks the miner’s 10th anniversary of its first auction of rubies from the Montepuez Ruby Mine in Mozambique.
The De Beers CEO discussed the Anglo American situation, natural diamond marketing, and why the future of lab-grown diamonds is technology.
The former De Beers CEO will step into the role next month.
From moringa to ecotourism in the Okavango Delta, the country and its leaders are exploring how Botswana can diversify its economy.
Its May sale of gemstones from the Kagem mine in Zambia was strong despite a softening market.
The company sold $380 million in rough diamonds, compared with $479 million in the same period last year.
The mining giant also wants to offload its platinum business as part of an overhaul designed to “unlock significant value.”
The mining company wants to divest its 70 percent holding in the Mothae Diamond Mine in an effort to streamline its portfolio.
Sales will be paused while the relocation takes place over the next few months.
Big changes appear to be on the horizon for the diamond miner and its parent company, Anglo American.
The announcement came as the company reported a 23 percent drop in production in Q1.
The mining company’s Diavik Diamond Mine lost four employees in a plane crash in January.
A 203-carat diamond from the alluvial mine in Angola achieved the highest price.
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff shares the standout moments from the education sessions she attended in Austin last week.
De Beers’ rough diamond sales were down 18 percent year-over-year in its latest round of sales.
Stuart Brown, who was De Beers’ CFO and interim CEO, is now Lucapa’s independent non-executive chairman.
The Natural Diamond Council also has added its first non-mining member, the Okavango Diamond Company.
The former WJA executive director is MFM’s new managing director.
The miner’s March auction generated $19 million.
The miner unveiled its newest peridot cut at the recent Hong Kong show.
The company’s rough sales improved for the third sales cycle in a row.
It is another 10-year sales agreement in which all the larger rough recovered from the Karowe mine will go to HB Group for manufacturing.
The company recovered 31.9 million carats of diamonds in 2023, compared with 34.6 million in 2022.