Non-fueled minerals extraction

ALROSA took stock of the international auction for special-size rough diamonds weighing 10.8 carats and more, held on the territory of the Eurasian Diamond Centre (The EDC) in Vladivostok.

At a meeting held on October 26, ALROSA Supervisory Board considered and approved the Company’s Sales Policy Concept for 2018-2020.

ALROSA’s affiliate Almazy Anabara has extracted a large 34.17-carat yellow diamond. It is the largest fancy-colored rough diamond extracted by the Company this year

The first ore from Zapolyarny open-pit mine of Verkhne-Munskoe kimberlite field in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) was delivered to the stockpile of the processing plant No. 12 at Udachny Mining and Processing Division.

Rio Tinto has successfully completed the first fully autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as the company progresses toward full commissioning of the AutoHaul® project in late 2018

The parties discussed topical issues of the current state of the global rough and polished diamond industry and the prospects for possible cooperation,including work in the scope of industry organizations.

This is a unique discovery: by far the largest company's pink rough diamond had a weight of about 4 carats. 

In August 2017, ALROSA Group sold USD 257.6 million worth of rough and polished diamonds. 

DIAMONDS ALROSA will auction its own polished diamonds during the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair in September.

Evgeny Agureev appointed as Director of the United Selling Organization of ALROSA, the Company’s sales division.

ALROSA has started implementing ALROSA President’s order to employ employees of Mir underground mine.

Three-month copper prices on London-based metal exchange LME rose to $6,495/t on 9 August — the highest since November 2014 — on a stronger economic outlook, a potential ban on Chinese scrap copper imports and a supply deficit.