In May, Russia’s top gem miner, Alrosa, saw more than a ninefold year-on-year surge in sales of rough diamonds. At the same time, sales of polished diamonds increased by nearly fivefold, according to the producer.
In monetary terms, the world’s leading diamond-mining company by volume sold $346-million-worth of rough diamonds and $19-million-worth of polished gems.
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