Program aims to educate young consumers about mined stones’ positive qualities.
Like-for-like at fifth tender down 1% as smaller goods showed seasonal slowdown.
Like-for-like prices were 16% to 18% lower than at previous sale.
Miner gives downbeat outlook following weak demand in past fiscal year.
Like-for-like valuations dropped 13% at miner’s fifth tender.
Sales dropped 20% year on year for the six months ending December 31.
Production unsafe following tailings storage facility wall breach and flooding.
Mining suspended pending investigation into tailings storage breach that resulted in flooding.
Miner extends latest tender due to “unusual market conditions.”
Like-for-like prices slip at September tender.
Stone bears some similarities to famous Hope and Wittelsbach-Graff stones, says GIA.