DDE Announces July Rough Diamond Tender

The Dubai Diamond Exchange and Global Diamond Tenders DMCC will hold a tender of South African and Lesotho rough diamonds July 13-15.

Some 26,000 carats of goods from South Africa, supplemented by 3,650 carats of rough diamonds from Kao Mine in Lesotho will be offered at the tender, presented in a manufacturer's assortment, similar to that presented at the previous tenders held this year at DDE, the organizers said.

The following is a list of the South African goods by lot:

Lot 1.     3-8 grainer              Sawable                  118.6 carats

Lot 2.    +5 sieve-2grainer    Crystals                   85.49 carats

Lot 3.    +7 sieve-2 grainer   Sawable                 497.08 carats

Lot 4.    -7+1 sieve                Sawable                  740.27 carats

Lot 5.     8 grainer+5 sieve   Sawable spot          393.53 carats

Lot 6.    3-8 grainer               Makeable                167 carats

Lot 7.    -2 grainer+7 sieve  Makeable                 907.89 carats

Lot 8.    -7+3                          Makeable                2665.6 carats

Lot 9.    -3+1                          Makeable                994.68 carats

Lot 10.   3 grainer-7 carats  Clivage                    324.4 carats

Lot 11.   2 grainer+5 sieve   Clivage                    2083.65 carats

Lot 12.  -6 grainer+5 sieve   Flats                        458.71 carats

Lot 13.  -8 grainer+1 sieve   Brown Sawable/Makeable  1338.1 carats

Lot 14.  -3 grainer+5 sieve   Brown clivage         716.96 carats

Lot 15.  +7 sieve-7 carats    Rejections                3089.63 carats

Lot 16.  7+1 sieve                 Rejections                9392.35 carats

Lot 17.  Boart (all sizes)                                         1962.34 carats