Bluerock's Diamonds9 Apr 2019 12:07
I must apologise, to our long term posters, for last nights rant. But my blood boils when I see posts which are only out to spread fear in investors minds. It irritates me when I see words written with no foundation or evidence. When just a small amount of research will discount the protestations as unfounded myths.
So, for my penance I have done a little bit of work on our diamonds and the relationship to the quality of other South African diamonds.
Why do our diamonds command such a high value per Carat? (one of the top ten in the world) The answer is in Colour and ratio of Gem quality Diamonds found within the pipe. The best diamonds are classified as D colour which is totally clear. These command the highest price and are quite a rarity. Infact most mines do not have any or few D quality diamonds. For example, FDI Firestone have found very few hence the price per Ct for there diamonds hovering around the $70 per ct mark. Of course, if you do have a mine or pipe with this type of diamond then they tend to show up in a sporadic nature. Most mines produce less than 10% Gem quality stones and of these only a small number will be D colour.
How does Bluerock compare with this? Well we have 90% Gem quality stones form our mine with a very high percentage of these being D colour. Hence our run of the mill (no large stones) price being $300+
What happens to the price when we find a large one? We have just received $9000+ per Ct and $4000+ per ct for 2 stones. Need I say more.
Will we find ay more of these large stones? The nature of how diamonds are formed is reflected in the quality of kimberlite. These stones were found in diluted kimberlite or near surface. As Mr J noted this is unusual. Hence the very exciting time ahead. Large stones are usually found in clusters as can be evidenced in PDL and yesterday’s announcement from FDI.
I remain very excited about this quality mine which is a producer on the cusp of profit. How many other medium tier diamond miners can say that. Let alone have the proven quality.