The giant gem came from Karowe, the same mine that yielded the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona and the 1,758-carat Sewelô diamond.
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Unable to pay its debts, the ruby and sapphire miner is looking to restructure and become a “competitive and attractive” company.
The jewelry retailer has partnered with Resolve, an organization that combines re-mining with fish habitat restoration.
Providence, Rhode Island-based C&J Fine Jewelry Makers will offer the traceable gold to companies in the U.S. and Canada.
The parcel, totaling 447 carats, garnered $12.4 million at the diamond miner’s recent tender.
Lab-grown diamond sales in the United States and ongoing economic challenges in China are impacting natural diamond demand.
The company also reported the $150 million sale of an iron ore royalty right, part of its ongoing effort to divest “non-core” assets.
The miner said an 835-carat emerald saw “stiff competition” in its July sale.
The company’s sole remaining diamond operation, Diavik, produced 702,000 carats of diamonds, down from 970,000 a year ago.
Lauren Freeman, a Ph.D. with more than 25 years of experience in mining, has joined the company.
He’s leaving the colored gemstone miner to pursue other opportunities, the company said Friday.
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.
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.