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Belgium's polished exports rise by 57%

Rough diamond exports jump by 130%

Post By : Diamond World News Service On 20 April 2010 12:17 PM
Mining results came forth for the bulk-sampling programme conducted on JD-03 kimberlite near Tahera's Jericho diamond mine in Canada. Accordingly, an average grade of 0.27 carats per ton was revealed. Diamonds from the entire sample weighed a total of 136.07 carats. Around 3,746 diamonds of a size larger than 0.85 mm, and weighing a total of 134.7 carats, were recovered from 495.1 dry tons of kimberlite. A 1.69 carat stone was the largest to be retrieved. Stones greater than 0.75 carats averaged a price of $227 per carat.

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