Fri Feb 26, 8:52 am ET
LONDON (Reuters) – Petra Diamonds sold a 507-carat diamond for $35.3 million on Friday, breaking a record as the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond.
Analysts had estimated the value of the stone, one of the 20 biggest high-quality rough diamonds, at around $25 million.
"It is fitting that the Cullinan Heritage should achieve a sale price of $35.3 million, the highest sale price on record ever achieved for a rough diamond, as it has the potential to produce one of the world's most important polished gems," Chief Executive Johan Dippenaar said.
London-listed Petra said in a statement the gem was purchased in a tender by Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Co Ltd in Hong Kong.
Proceeds will help boost Petra's profit for its fiscal year to end-June after the firm swung to a first-half profit on higher production and sales.
AIM-listed Petra found the gem last September at its 74 percent owned Cullinan mine in South Africa, which it bought from sector giant De Beers in 2007.
The Cullinan mine has been the source of many large diamonds, including the world's largest rough diamond -- the Cullinan -- at 3,106 carats. That gem was cut into the Star of Africa stones that are now set in Britain's Crown Jewels.
Petra was a member of a consortium that paid $148 million when buying the Cullinan mine from De Beers, which is 45 percent owned by mining group Anglo American.
(Reporting by Eric Onstad; Editing by David Holmes)
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LONDON (Reuters) – Petra Diamonds sold a 507-carat diamond for $35.3 million on Friday, breaking a record as the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond.
Analysts had estimated the value of the stone, one of the 20 biggest high-quality rough diamonds, at around $25 million.
"It is fitting that the Cullinan Heritage should achieve a sale price of $35.3 million, the highest sale price on record ever achieved for a rough diamond, as it has the potential to produce one of the world's most important polished gems," Chief Executive Johan Dippenaar said.
London-listed Petra said in a statement the gem was purchased in a tender by Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Co Ltd in Hong Kong.
Proceeds will help boost Petra's profit for its fiscal year to end-June after the firm swung to a first-half profit on higher production and sales.
AIM-listed Petra found the gem last September at its 74 percent owned Cullinan mine in South Africa, which it bought from sector giant De Beers in 2007.
The Cullinan mine has been the source of many large diamonds, including the world's largest rough diamond -- the Cullinan -- at 3,106 carats. That gem was cut into the Star of Africa stones that are now set in Britain's Crown Jewels.
Petra was a member of a consortium that paid $148 million when buying the Cullinan mine from De Beers, which is 45 percent owned by mining group Anglo American.
(Reporting by Eric Onstad; Editing by David Holmes)
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Versi Bahasa Indonesia
LONDON (Reuters) - Petra Diamonds menjual berlian 507 karat sebesar $ 35.3 juta pada Jumat, memecahkan rekor sebagai harga tertinggi yang pernah dibayarkan untuk intan kasar.
Para analis telah memperkirakan nilai dari batu, salah satu dari 20 terbesar berkualitas tinggi berlian kasar, di sekitar $ 25 juta.
"Ini adalah tepat bahwa Cullinan Heritage harus mencapai harga jual sebesar $ 35.3 juta, harga jual tertinggi yang pernah dicapai pada catatan data untuk intan kasar, karena memiliki potensi untuk memproduksi salah satu dunia yang paling penting dipoles permata," Chief Executive Johan Dippenaar kata.
Petra terdaftar di London mengatakan dalam sebuah pernyataan permata dibeli dalam tender oleh Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Co Ltd di Hong Kong.
Hasil akan membantu meningkatkan laba Petra untuk tahun fiskal akhir Juni setelah perusahaan berayun ke babak pertama keuntungan pada produksi dan penjualan yang lebih tinggi.
AIM-terdaftar Petra menemukan permata pada September lalu yang 74 persen dimiliki Cullinan tambang di Afrika Selatan, yang dibeli dari De Beers sektor raksasa pada tahun 2007.
Cullinan tambang yang telah menjadi sumber banyak berlian besar, termasuk terbesar di dunia berlian kasar - yang Cullinan - di 3.106 karat. Bahwa permata itu dipotong menjadi Bintang Afrika batu yang sekarang diatur dalam Britain's Crown Jewels.
Petra adalah anggota konsorsium yang membayar $ 148 juta saat membeli tambang Cullinan dari De Beers, yang merupakan 45 persen dimiliki oleh kelompok pertambangan Anglo American.
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