Auction Results – MRM Commercial-Quality
Gemfields Group Limited
Incorporated in Guernsey. Guernsey registration Number: 47656.
South African external company registration number 2009/012636/10
Share code on JSE:GML / AIM:GEM
ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52 | LEI: 21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
("Gemfields" or the "Company")
Auction Results – MRM Commercial-Quality
LONDON, 5 SEPTEMBER 2024
Gemfields is pleased to announce the results of an auction of predominantly commercial-quality
sapphire, corundum and commercial-quality ruby held from 2 to 4 September 2024.
Highlights – MRM Commercial-Quality Auction – September 2024
- Auction revenues of USD 2.3 million (2023's MRM Commercial-Quality Auction: USD
1.5 million)
- All of the 5.7 million carats (1,130 kilograms) offered in 10 lots were sold (100%)
- Average sales price of USD 0.41 per carat
Adrian Banks, Gemfields' Managing Director of Product & Sales, commented:
"We extend our gratitude to the auction participants who made this brief, three-day auction such an enjoyable event.
The majority of the auction's offering consisted of corundum and sapphire, which are considered by-products of MRM.
Despite the commercial nature of these goods, the auction saw strong attendance and robust demand. The significant
volume of the lower-priced rough sold, will support the factories in the cutting centres of Chanthaburi, Thailand and
Jaipur, India. We thank and congratulate the Government of Mozambique and our partners at Mwiriti - both of
whom attended the auction - on what are very healthy results for material of this quality."
The gemstones were extracted by Montepuez Ruby Mining Limitada in Mozambique ("MRM",
which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by Mwiriti Limitada). The proceeds of this auction
will be fully repatriated to MRM in Mozambique, with all royalties due to the Government of the
Republic of Mozambique being paid on the full sales prices achieved at the auction.
-ENDS-
Gemfields Group Limited, Royal Chambers, St Julian's Avenue, St Peter Port, GY1 4HP, Guernsey
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(withdrawal) act 2018 ("MAR").
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Gemfields Group Limited
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GEMFIELDS
Gemfields is a world-leading responsible miner and marketer of coloured gemstones. Gemfields is
the operator and 75% owner of both the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia (believed to be the
world's single largest producing emerald mine) and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique (one
of the most significant recently discovered ruby deposits in the world). In addition, Gemfields also
holds controlling interests in various other gemstone mining and prospecting licences in Zambia,
Mozambique, Ethiopia and Madagascar.
Gemfields' outright ownership of Fabergé - an iconic and prestigious brand of exceptional heritage
- enables Gemfields to optimise positioning, perception and consumer awareness of coloured
gemstones through Fabergé designs, advancing the wider group's "mine and market" vision.
Gemfields has developed a proprietary grading system and a pioneering auction platform to
provide a consistent supply of coloured gemstones to downstream markets, a key component of
Gemfields' business model that has played an important role in the growth of the global coloured
gemstone sector.
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Date: 05-09-2024 08:00:00
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