Petra Diamonds Ltd has recovered a 342.92 carat Type IIa white diamond of exceptional quality in terms of both its color and clarity at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. The rough diamond is likely to be sold through the company's upcoming tender during September 2021.
P.J.Joseph's Weblog On Colored Stones, Diamonds, Gem Identification, Synthetics, Treatments, Imitations, Pearls, Organic Gems, Gem And Jewelry Enterprises, Gem Markets, Watches, Gem History, Books, Comics, Cryptocurrency, Designs, Films, Flowers, Wine, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Graphic Novels, New Business Models, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Energy, Education, Environment, Music, Art, Commodities, Travel, Photography, Antiques, Random Thoughts, and Things He Like.
Translate
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Petra Blue Diamond
Petra Diamonds Ltd has sold the exceptional Type IIb blue diamond weighing 39.3 carats for more than US$40 million. The diamond fetched just over US$1 million per carat and is the most expensive diamond Petra has ever sold. The diamond was sold to a joint venture between De Beers and Diacore. Take a look again.
Saturday, April 03, 2021
Petra Diamonds Finds 39-carat Blue Diamond At Cullinan Mine
South Africa's Petra Diamonds has found a blue rough diamond at Cullinan mine, a 39.34-carat, type IIb said to be of exceptional quality due to both its color and clarity. Take a look.
Monday, March 08, 2021
Petra Diamonds Sells 299.3 Carat Diamond For US$12.18 Million
Petra Diamonds has sold a 299.3 carat rough diamond to Stargems DMCC for US$12.18 million, after recovering the diamond at its Cullinan mine in South Africa earlier this year. The exceptional white, type IIa, gem quality diamond fetched US$40701 per carat, exceeding the US$34386 per carat Petra achieved for the 424.89 carat Legacy of the Cullinan Diamond Mine in May 2019.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
The Letlapa Tala Collection
Petra Diamonds will hold a special tender of five blue diamonds it recovered from the Cullinan mine in South Africa last month. The high quality, type IIb diamonds range from 9.61 to 25.75 carats, and were found in one week. I hope they will find the right buyer.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Petra Diamonds Recovers Five High Quality Blue Diamonds At The Cullinan Mine
Petra Diamonds has recovered five Type IIb blue diamonds of high quality at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. The diamonds are also significant in terms of their size, being 25.75, 21.25, 17.57, 11.42 and 9.61 carats, and are assessed to be individual stones and not originally part of one larger diamond.
Useful link: https://www.petradiamonds.com
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Friday, March 29, 2019
Petra Diamonds Finds 425.1 Carat Diamond
Petra Diamonds has announced it had dug up a 425.1 carat, D-colour, Type II gem quality diamond at its iconic Cullinan mine in South Africa. Simply lucky!
Monday, February 18, 2019
Saturday, February 02, 2019
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
Petra Diamonds Update
Useful link:
http://www.cityam.com/243745/petra-diamonds-unearths--carat-white-diamond-mine-crown