Diamond miner Alrosa on Monday said the revenue from the sale of special size diamonds at an auction in Vladivostok, exceeded $9.65-million.
The auction took place from April 8 to 19, with 105 diamonds with a combined weight of 2 481.9 ct put on offer and 2 030.32 ct sold.
Owing to the “decent results” from the auction, Alrosa executive committee member Evgeny Agureev confirmed that the miner intends to develop its sales in this region.