Demand Strong at Alrosa Large-Stone Auction

RAPAPORT… Alrosa sold $14.8 million worth of large rough diamonds at
an auction in Vladivostok, the Russian miner said last week.



The sale featured 101 special-size stones —
those over 10.8 carats — weighing a total of 1,751 carats.



“The auction [produced]…very good results, confirming high
demand for this category of rough diamonds,” said Evgeny Agureev, director of the
United Selling Organization (USO) Alrosa.



A total of 86 companies from Hong Kong, Belgium, Israel and
India attended the auction.

Image: Alrosa