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Premiums Are Back for Large De Beers Diamonds

Miner restarts auctions following one-year pause.

Stone is one of only five above 100 carats from Diavik in site’s 22-year history.

All 36 diamonds exceed 10 carats, with seven topping 60 carats.

Staff has returned to work following upgraded security measures.

Rough market seeing gentle improvement after months of crisis, dealers say.

Move puts miner’s recoverable amount at $4.1 billion.

The diamond industry’s most important sales agreement is almost done.

Miner recovered 549-carat Sethunya in 2020 and 1,080-carat Eva Star in 2023.

Parent company slashes diamond miner’s production plan by 10 million carats.

Tender facility opens in May.

Luxury groups are reporting strong sales at their jewelry maisons. Why isn’t the diamond trade reaping the rewards?