De Beers Rough Diamond Sales Cycle 3 2016

RNS Number : 8532U

Anglo American PLC

12 April 2016

 



12 April 2016
Anglo American rough diamond sales value for De Beers' third sales cycle of 2016

Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for De Beers' third sales cycle of 2016. Rough diamond sales during the third cycle of the year continued their reasonably positive trend to $660 million, compared with the $617 million value of the second sales cycle of 2016.

	Cycle 3 2016(1) (provisional)	Cycle 2 2016(2) (actual)
Sales value(3)	$660m	$617m

(1)     Cycle 3 2016 provisional sales value represents sales as at 11 April 2016.

(2)     Cycle 2 2016 actual sales value is restated following the earlier publication of a provisional figure for the second sales cycle of 2016.

(3)     Sales value is quoted in terms of sales by De Beers Global Sightholder Sales and De Beers Auction Sales, and reported on a consolidated accounting basis. Auction Sales included in a given cycle are the sum of all sales between the end of the preceding cycle and the end of the noted cycle.

Continued stability in polished diamond prices and sales of polished diamonds at the wholesale level supported a reasonably positive environment for rough diamond demand for the third consecutive sales cycle.

Philippe Mellier, Chief Executive of De Beers Group, said: "So far, 2016 has seen significantly stronger rough diamond demand than that experienced at the end of 2015 as the actions taken by the industry continue to have a positive effect. However, we are now moving into a part of the year where rough diamond demand has historically been lower as a result of seasonality, so we continue to adopt a prudent mind-set."

For further information, please contact:

Media		Investors
UK James Wyatt-Tilby [e-mail] Tel: [phone] Marcelo Esquivel [e-mail] Tel: [phone]		UK Paul Galloway [e-mail] Tel: [phone] Ed Kite [e-mail] Tel: [phone]
South Africa Pranill Ramchander [e-mail] Tel: [phone]

Notes to editors:

Anglo American is a globally diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the raw materials to meet the growing consumer-driven demands of the world's developed and maturing economies. Our people are at the heart of our business. It is our people who use the latest technologies to find new resources, plan and build our mines and who mine, process and move and market our products - from diamonds (through De Beers) to platinum and other precious metals and copper - to our customers around the world.

As a responsible miner, we are the custodians of those precious resources. We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the long-term value that those resources represent for our shareholders, but also for the communities and countries in which we operate - creating sustainable value and making a real difference.

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