JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – An uptick in demand for diamonds ahead of Christmas has contributed to De Beers reporting sales of $455-million for its ninth sales cycle of the year, compared with sales of $376-million in the eighth sales cycle.
This was, however, lower than the sales of $476-million achieved in the ninth sales cycle of 2016.
De Beers hosts ten sightholder sales every year.