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De Beers leaves rough prices unchanged at the first cycle of the year
De Beers left rough prices unchanged at the first cycle of the year after December’s sharp reductions. It allowed 20% buybacks for all goods — a mechanism that lets sightholders sell the least profitable stones back to the company. Demand was weak, with sales value expected to be low.
But the question on sightholders’ lips was what would happen next. One of the main reasons for the low sales was De Beers’ high prices. The miner’s rough remains significantly more expensive than the tender and auction market.
The company’s December price change of 10% to 15% went only part of the way toward closing this gap. Russian rival Alrosa has now reached similar price levels: It followed a December cut of around 10% with a further one of 7% to 8% in January, market insiders said.
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Lucara Sells 2,488-Carat Motswedi,The World’s Second-Largest Diamond
Recovered In August 2024 At The Karowe Mine In Botswana, Originally Weighing 2,492 Carats Before Cleaning
Lucara Diamond Corp. sold the 2,488-carat Motswedi, the world’s second-largest rough diamond behind the iconic 3,106-carat Cullinan.
Neither the sale price nor the buyer (whether HB Trading, a museum, or a private collector) was disclosed.
Recovered in August 2024 at the Karowe mine in Botswana, originally weighing 2,492 carats before cleaning
The sale was included in Lucara’s Q2 revenue of $41.0 million, representing a 6% year-over-year dip (down from $43.7 million in Q2 of the prior year).
Unclear Share: Lucara did not specify what portion of the $41.0 million total came directly from Motswedi.
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