Doctor Splashes $275,000 on Engagement Diamond

5 ct emerald cut D Flawless diamond

A wealthy US doctor splashed out $275,000 on 5 ct emerald cut diamond for his fiancace.

He plans to have the D colour, flawless gem set in an engagement ring, according to California based Varsha Diamonds, which made the sale through retail partner Phillips Jewelry, in Tennessee.

“We’ll be setting it in the mounting of their choice,” said business owner Robbi Philips. “They are thrilled, and so are we. I feel honored to have found them a remarkable diamond that they will be proud of and will cherish forever.”

Varsha says its Fireworks brand diamonds are cut for beauty rather than size and the symmetrical step cuts achieve maximum white light brilliance.

“Fireworks Diamonds are scientifically proven by AGS’s Angular Spectrum Evaluation Tool (ASET) and Sarine light performance technologies to be the largest and brightest diamonds in the world, and all because of the way they are cut,” said Jay Mehta, director of business operations at Varsha.

Source: IDEX

Petra Diamonds shares jump after another discovery at Cullinan

Cullinan-mine-100-carat-D-Colour-Type-II

South Africa’s Petra Diamonds has found a 100.83 carat gem quality diamond at its iconic Cullinan mine in South Africa.

The D colour, Type II diamond follows the recent recovery of a 6.12 carat Type II blue stone, also at Cullinan.

The company has piled up debt after building a new plant and digging deeper at its flagship Cullinan diamond mine.“The recoveries demonstrate the prevalence of these types of stones in the Cullinan orebody as well as the ability of the mine’s plant to recover the full spectrum of diamonds,” Petra said.

The company, which appointed last month former gold miner Richard Duffy as chief executive, said that both stones would be included in its upcoming March tender.

Shares climbed as much as 10.5% after the announcement, closing at 21.2p in London on Friday.

Petra has been seeking to turn around its fortunes after piling up debt to expand Cullinan, where the world’s biggest ever diamond was found in 1905.

Source: mining.com

13 Carat Diamond Sold By Merlin

13 Carat Merlin Diamond Mine

Merlin Diamonds has a sold a rough white diamond for $157,880, or $11,898 per carat. The Rough Diamond was recovered at its mine in Northern Australia.

The Rough Diamond weighing 13.27 carats is of Gem quality and has D colour, in a statement by Merlin mine.

Merlin Diamond mine in Australia was acquired from Rio Tinto in 2004.