Russia's Alrosa: Sept Rough Diamond Sales of $435Mn

Russia's Alrosa: Sept Rough Diamond Sales of $435Mn

The figure for sales last month was considerably higher than the corresponding month in 2015, the miner said.

Russian diamond mining giant Alrosa reported rough diamond sales of $435.1 million for September.

In addition, it said that polished diamond sales for the month amounted to $18.9 million.

"In September, as expected, we saw a good demand in almost all categories of raw diamonds," commented ALROSA Vice President Yury Okoemov.

"Sales results were significantly over our September 2015 figures," he added.