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Petra Rough Prices Rise to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Rough-diamond prices at Petra Diamonds’ January tender rose 8% on a like-for-like basis, returning to levels seen before Covid-19, the
News Jan 19, 2021 Rapaport News
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NGO Warns Petra Lenders About Abuse Claims
Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID), a UK-based nonprofit, has written to Petra Diamonds’ major debt holders to raise
News Jan 17, 2021 Rapaport News
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Were Diamond Companies Worth the Investment?
What parameters would one use to assess a company’s performance? For our analysis, sales provide the best
Analysis Jan 14, 2021 Avi Krawitz
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The Most Buzzworthy Diamonds of 2020
Amid a challenging year for the industry, diamonds proved the coronavirus pandemic couldn’t dampen their appeal.
News Dec 30, 2020 Leah Meirovich
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De Beers Buys Petra Blue Diamonds for $40M
De Beers has purchased five rough blue diamonds from Petra Diamonds for more than $40 million
News Nov 25, 2020 Rapaport News
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Petra in the Red as Mines Lose Value
Petra Diamonds saw heavy losses in the latest fiscal year as sales slid and weakening rough prices
News Nov 17, 2020 Rapaport News
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Petra Launches Probe into Violence Claims
Petra Diamonds is investigating allegations that security guards at its Williamson deposit in Tanzania carried out deadly violence
News Nov 12, 2020 Rapaport News
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Letšeng Prices Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels
Gem Diamonds’ sales rose sharply in the third quarter as rough prices from its lucrative Letšeng mine
News Oct 28, 2020 Rapaport News
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Petra Sales Rise as Rough Prices Recover
Petra Diamonds’ revenue jumped in the three months ending September 30 as rough prices grew and the company
News Oct 27, 2020 Rapaport News
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Petra to Offer Collection of Blue Diamonds at Tender
Petra Diamonds plans to hold a special tender of five blue diamonds it recovered from the Cullinan mine in South
News Oct 21, 2020 Rapaport News
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Petra Lenders Take Majority Control of Company
Petra Diamonds has called off its formal sales process, as its lenders have acquired majority ownership
News Oct 20, 2020 Leah Meirovich
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Petra Fends Off Strike with Wage Agreement
Petra Diamonds has resolved its contract issues with South African workers following a strike threat stemming
News Oct 07, 2020 Rapaport News
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De Beers, Petra Workers Prepare to Strike
Workers at De Beers’ and Petra Diamonds’ operations in South Africa are planning to go on strike after the parties failed
News Oct 04, 2020 Rapaport News
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Petra Recovers High-Quality Blue Diamonds
Petra Diamonds has unearthed five high-quality, blue, type IIb diamonds from its Cullinan mine in South
News Sep 16, 2020 Rapaport News
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Petra Faces Claims of Human-Rights Abuses
Petra Diamonds has received allegations of human-rights abuses at its Williamson mine in Tanzania, including claims of killings and
News Sep 10, 2020 Rapaport News
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Indian E-Tax ‘Doesn’t Apply to Rough Sales’
Rough trading does not incur India’s new e-commerce tax, the country’s Gem and Jewellery Export
News Aug 27, 2020 Rapaport News
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Petra Diamonds Adds 2% Levy for Indian Clients
Petra Diamonds will charge Indian customers an additional 2% to cover a new e-commerce tax that might apply to the
News Aug 26, 2020 Joshua Freedman
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Mining Sell-Off Highlights Sector’s Woes
Just as the sun emerged from behind the clouds and diamond demand began to recover from a glut
News Aug 06, 2020 Leah Meirovich
The new Cullinan plan
Petra Revenue Falls to Nine-Year Low
Petra Diamonds’ full-year sales dropped to their lowest level in almost a decade as the coronavirus aggravated an already weak
News Jul 26, 2020 Rapaport News
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Petra Sells Botswana Business for $300K
Petra Diamonds has sold three exploration projects to Botswana Diamonds for $300,000, the mining companies announced
News Jul 21, 2020 Rapaport News
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