REG - Gem Diamonds Limited - Q1 2023 Trading Update

Gem DiamondsAnnouncement

26/04/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 4486X  Gem Diamonds Limited  26 April 2023

26 April 2023
 

 

GEM DIAMONDS LIMITED

Q1 2023 Trading Update

Gem Diamonds Limited (LSE: GEMD) ("Gem Diamonds" or the "Company" or the
"Group") provides the following Trading Update detailing the Group's
operational and sales performance from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023 ("Q1
2023" or the "Period").

 

Highlights:

·    The highest price achieved in the Period was US$282 889 per carat for
a 6.63 carat pink diamond, the third highest dollar per carat achieved for a
Letšeng rough diamond.

·    The highest price achieved during the Period for a white diamond was
US$34 441 per carat for a 58.07 carat Type IIa white diamond.

·    7 diamonds sold for more than US$1.0 million each, generating revenue
of US$11.1 million during the Period.

·    A 122 carat Type II white diamond was recovered at Letšeng during
the period and will be sold in Q2 2023.

Letšeng Diamonds production summary:

 

                                       Q1          Q4          %

                                       2023        2022        Change
 Waste tonnes stripped                 2 537 539   1 747 704   45%
 Ore tonnes treated                    1 317 496   1 242 703   6%
 Satellite pipe contribution (tonnes)  657 179     946 323     (31%)
 Carats recovered                      27 744      26 530      5%
 Grade recovered (cpht)                2.11        2.13        (1%)
 Carats sold                           25 687      22 509      14%
 Total value (US$ millions)            36.7        32.4        13%
 Achieved US$/carat                    1 431       1 438       0%

 

 

 

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

 

Gem Diamonds Limited

Susan Wallace, Company Secretarial department

ir@gemdiamonds.com (mailto:ir@gemdiamonds.com)

 

Celicourt Communications

Mark Antelme / Felicity
Winkles

Tel: +44 (0) 208 434 2643

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

 

The Gem Diamonds Limited LEI number is 213800RC2PGGMZQG8L67.

 

ABOUT GEM DIAMONDS:

 

Gem Diamonds is a leading global diamond producer of large high value
diamonds. The Company owns 70% of the Letšeng mine in Lesotho and is
currently in the process of selling its 100% share of the Ghaghoo mine in
Botswana. The Letšeng mine is famous for the production of large, exceptional
white diamonds, making it the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine
in the world.  www.gemdiamonds.com (http://www.gemdiamonds.com)

 

 

 

 

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