Rockwell Recovers Large Stones from Holpan and Saxendrift
Some of these large diamonds were produced prior to the short break for the holiday season, and others were recovered since operational start-up on
- 52.40 carat clean light fancy yellow diamond from Holpan; - 60.52 carat light yellow octahedral diamond from Saxendrift; - 74.99 carat clean white irregular blocky stone from Saxendrift; - 54.23 carat light yellow broken macle stone with inclusions from Saxendrift; and - 60.51 light yellow rounded flat stone with oxide coating and minor inclusions from Saxendrift.
The stones are being cleaned to ensure that their proper characteristics, including colour and clarity, are apparent for valuation by the Company's diamond experts.
The Saxendrift mine is located adjacent to the Middle Orange River approximately 160 kilometers southwest of Kimberley, and the Holpan mine is located approximately 40 kilometers north of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape Province of
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