Anglo American PLC De Beers' rough diamond sales value cycle 4 2016 (0597Z)
May 24 2016 - 3:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMAAL
RNS Number : 0597Z
Anglo American PLC
24 May 2016
24 May 2016
Anglo American rough diamond sales value for
De Beers' fourth sales cycle of 2016
Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales
(Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for De Beers' fourth
sales cycle of 2016, amounting to $630 million, compared with the
$666 million value of the third sales cycle of 2016.
Cycle 4 2016(1) Cycle 3 2016(2)
(provisional) (actual)
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Sales value(3) $630m $666m
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(1) Cycle 4 2016 provisional sales value represents sales as at 23 May 2016.
(2) Cycle 3 2016 actual sales value is restated following the
earlier publication of a provisional figure for the third 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.
Philippe Mellier, Chief Executive of De Beers Group, said: "As
normal seasonal trends return to the market, we are encouraged by
the continued stability of demand for rough diamonds shown in the
fourth sales cycle of 2016."
For further information, please contact:
Media Investors
UK UK
James Wyatt-Tilby Paul Galloway
james.wyatt-tilby@angloamerican.com paul.galloway@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968
Marcelo Esquivel 8718
marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com Ed Kite
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891 edward.kite@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968
2178
South Africa Sheena Jethwa
Pranill Ramchander sheena.jethwa@angloamerican.com
pranill.ramchander@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592 8680
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.
www.angloamerican.com
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