Rio's Argyle Violet draws attention
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diversified major Rio Tinto on Tuesday announced the discovery of a 2.83 ct violet diamond recovered from its Argyle mine, in Western Australia.
The diamond, dubbed the Argyle Violet, was expected to be the centrepiece of the 2016 Argyle pink diamonds tender, which would start private trade viewings in June.
The Argyle Violet was polished from a 9.17 ct rough diamond discovered at the Argyle mine in 2015, and has been assessed as a ‘notable diamond’.
“We are very excited to announce this historic diamond ahead of our tender launch. This stunning violet diamond will capture the imagination of the world’s leading collectors and connoisseurs,” said Argyle Pink Diamond manager Josephine Johnson.
More than 90% of the world’s rare pink diamonds come from the Argyle mine and it is the only source of hydrogen-rich violet diamonds. Violet diamonds are seldom seen and, in 32 years, Argyle has produced only 12 ct of polished violet diamonds.
Comments
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation