Last checked at 7 Dec 2021 07:00
Incorporated in Guernsey. Guernsey registration Number: 47656.
South African external company registration number 2009/012636/10
Share code on JSE:GML / AIM:GEM
ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52 | LEI: 21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
("Gemfields" or the "Company")
Emerald Auction Results
LONDON, 7 DECEMBER 2021
Gemfields is pleased to announce the results of an emerald auction comprising a series of five sequential mini-auctions held during the period 1 November - 6 December 2021. The auction contained a selection of grades that are typically offered at Kagem Mining Ltd's ("Kagem") auctions of higher quality emeralds as well as a selection of special pieces. The auction lots were made available for in-person and private viewings by customers in Dubai and Jaipur. Following the viewings, the auctions took place via an online auction platform specifically adapted for Gemfields and which permitted customers from multiple jurisdictions to participate in a sealed-bid process.
The rough emeralds sold were extracted by Kagem (which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia). The proceeds of this auction will be fully repatriated to Kagem in Zambia, with all royalties due to the Government of the Republic of Zambia being paid on the full sales prices achieved at the auction.
Highlights - November & December 2021 Emerald Auction
· Total auction revenues of USD 37.8 million, an all-time record for Kagem auctions
· All 32 lots offered were sold (100%)
· Average price of USD 150.65 per carat, an all-time record for Kagem auctions
· 100% of the carats offered were sold
· Record calendar-year auction revenues for Kagem of USD 92.3 million
· The 39 auctions of Kagem gemstones held since July 2009 have generated USD 749.7 million in total revenues
The auction saw 58 companies placing bids and generating total revenues of USD 37.8 million with an overall average value of USD 150.65 per carat, a new record. The auction saw 100% of the offered carats sold. Gemfields' 39 auctions of emeralds and beryl mined at Kagem since July 2009 have generated USD 749.7 million in total revenues.
Chipembele, the 7,525 carat 'rhino emerald' unveiled to the world by Gemfields on 8 November 2021 was won by longstanding Kagem customer Eshed - Gemstar. Chipembele carries unique DNA nanoparticle tagging, developed by Gübelin Gem Labs, ensuring that the resulting cut and polished gems can be identified and certified as having originated from this extraordinary gemstone and therefore from the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia. Eshed - Gemstar also won an ultra-fine 935 carat emerald crystal which is expected to yield notable gems.
The results of the five most recent higher-quality Kagem auctions are summarised in the table below (and earlier results are available at www.gemfieldsgroup.com):
AUCTION RESULTS (HIGHER QUALITY)
| May '19 AUCTION | Nov '19 AUCTION | Nov-Dec '20 AUCTION (5 sequential mini-auctions) | Mar-Apr '21 AUCTION (5 sequential mini-auctions) | Nov-Dec '21 AUCTION (5 sequential mini-auctions) |
Dates | 14-17 May 2019 | 18-21 Nov 2019 | 2 Nov - 11 Dec 2020
| 15 Mar - 17 Apr 2021 | 1 Nov - 6 Dec 2021 |
Location | Singapore | Singapore | Various/ Online | Various/ Online | Various/ Online |
Type | Higher Quality | Higher Quality | Higher Quality | Higher Quality | Higher Quality |
Carats offered | 0.43 million | 0.36 million | 0.23 million | 0.273 million | 0.251 million |
Carats sold | 0.31 million | 0.32 million | 0.18 million | 0.271 million | 0.251 million |
No. of companies placing bids | 45 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 58 |
Average no. of bids per lot | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 20 |
No. of lots offered | 35 | 38 | 28 | 37 | 32 |
No. of lots sold | 28 | 33 | 24 | 36 | 32 |
Percentage of lots sold | 80% | 87% | 86% | 97% | 100% |
Percentage of lots sold by weight | 72% | 88% | 80% | 99% | 100% |
Total sales realised at auction | USD 22.4 million | USD 27.2 million | USD 10.9 million | USD 31.4 million | USD 37.8 million |
Average per carat sales value | USD 71.85/carat | USD 85.26/carat | USD 59.84 / carat | USD 115.59 / carat | USD 150.65 / carat |
The specific auction mix and the quality of the lots offered at each auction vary in characteristics such as size, colour and clarity on account of variations in mined production and market demand. Therefore the results of each auction are not always directly comparable.
In addition to the 32 schedules tabulated above, a mineral specimen containing approximately 100 emerald crystals set in host-rock was also offered at the auction. Known as the "Goliath" mineral specimen, it was mined at Kagem in 2010 and weighs some 33 kilograms. As a result of the level of host-rock content it is not included in the tabulation or auction results above. Goliath was not sold at the auction.
Adrian Banks, Gemfields' Managing Director of Product & Sales, commented:
"Our end-of-year emerald auction has been one of the most hotly contested auctions in Kagem's history. As a result, the auction set new records for both the highest revenue and the highest average price per carat achieved at any Kagem auction. We congratulate Eshed - Gemstar on winning Chipembele, 'the rhino emerald', a magnificent 7,525 carat emerald crystal mined at Kagem on 13 July 2021. The auction result again underscores the step-change in both market demand and in the prices bid by our clients, aided by tightened supply stemming from the one-year suspension of operations at Kagem, the world's largest emerald mine, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We look forward immensely to monitoring developments in 2022."
-ENDS-
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GEMFIELDS | Sean Gilbertson / David Lovett / Mark LawrieT: +44(0) 20 7518 3400 |
SPONSOR (JSE) | Investec Bank Limited |
SEDIBELO SALE PROCESS | Liberum Nehal Patel T: +44(0) 20 3100 2222 |
NOMINATED ADVISER(AIM) & JOINT BROKER | finnCap LimitedChristopher Raggett / Tim Redfern / Edward WhileyT: +44(0) 20 7220 0500 |
JOINT BROKER | LiberumScott Mathieson / Kane CollingsT: +44(0) 20 3100 2222 |
FINANCIAL PR/ IR | CamarcoGordon Poole / Nick HennisT: +44(0) 20 3757 4980 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GEMFIELDS
Gemfields is a world-leading supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones. Gemfields is the operator and 75% owner of both the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia (believed to be the world's single largest producing emerald mine) and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique (one of the most significant recently discovered ruby deposits in the world). In addition, Gemfields also holds controlling interests in various other gemstone mining and prospecting licenses in Zambia, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Madagascar.
Gemfields' outright ownership of Fabergé - an iconic and prestigious brand of exceptional heritage - enables Gemfields to optimise positioning, perception and consumer awareness of coloured gemstones, advancing the wider group's "mine and market" vision.
Gemfields has developed a proprietary grading system and a pioneering auction and trading platform to provide a consistent supply of coloured gemstones to downstream markets, a key component of Gemfields' business model and has played an important role in the growth of the global coloured gemstone sector.
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