Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has sold the 8.97 ct diamond and the 16.28 ct diamond, that it recovered earlier this month at its Kareevlei diamond mine, in the Kimberley region of South Africa.
The 8.97 ct diamond achieved a price of $8 306/ct, valuing it at $74 513, while the 16.28 ct diamond sold for $4 849/ct, valuing it at $78 947.
“We have sold two high-quality . . . D-colour diamonds in the February tender, further strengthening our confidence in the potential of the mine and the quality of diamonds [Kareevlei] produces,” commented BlueRock CEO Adam Waugh.