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ALROSA’s Rough Diamond Sales Jump 73%
Oct 20, 2016 5:31 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... ALROSA’s sales grew by more than half in terms of value and
volume in the third quarter, the Russian miner said in a preliminary trading
update.
Rough diamond revenue climbed to "at least" $976 million in
the three months that ended September 30, a jump of 73 percent from about
$563 million a year ago. By volume, sales leapt 69 percent to 8.3 million
carats.
The average price of gem-quality diamonds dropped to $165
per carat from $182 per carat a year earlier. The miner cut production by 6
percent to 11 million carats.
In the nine months to September, rough sales came in at
least $3.5 billion, an increase of 29 percent, with calculations based on Rapaport
News records. Output slid 6 percent to 27.9 million carats because of a decline
in gravel processing at the Nyurba division’s “alluvial placers” and lower ore
production at Aikhal underground mine. Open-pit mining at the Udachnaya pipe
was terminated, ALROSA said. |
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Tags:
Aikhal, Alrosa, ALROSA production, mining, Nyurba, Rapaport News, Rough Diamonds, Rough Production, rough sales, Udachnaya
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