RAPAPORT… Alrosa has unearthed its largest yellow rough diamond this
year, the miner said Monday.
The 28.59-carat stone has a deep greenish-yellow hue, classifying
it as fancy intense yellow, the company said.
“This stone is…unique, because nature seemed to have
prepared it for cutting, and, in advance, gave it a pear-like shape,” said
Evgeny Agureev, director of Alrosa’s United Selling Organization.
Alrosa subsidiary Almazy Anabara discovered the stone at its
Ebelyakh placer deposit in July. It has not yet decided if it will auction the
stone in its rough form, or whether it will cut and polish it and sell it through
its colored-diamond division.
Image: The 28.59-carat yellow diamond. (Alrosa)
Alrosa Recovers 29ct. Yellow Diamond
The Bottom Line
- Alrosa discovered a 28.59-carat yellow rough diamond at its Ebelyakh placer deposit in July.
- The diamond features a deep greenish-yellow hue, classified as fancy intense yellow.
- Alrosa has yet to decide whether to auction the stone in rough form or cut and polish it for sale through its colored-diamond division.
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