United Kingdom – Petra Diamonds has revealed that it has sold a 425-carat diamond, which it recovered at Cullinan mine in South Africa, to BVBA for $15 million. The company took the decision to ensure a sufficient amount of cash flow in the current year. BVBA, a Belgium-based Stargems Group and Choron bought the diamond named, ‘Legacy of the Cullinan Diamond Mine’ from Petra which threw light on the quality of the ore in the mine.

Cullinan mine was bought by the miner from De Beers in 2008 to start a new life. This mine was known for giving the largest rough gem diamond – 3,106 carats, and has been popular for being the source of rarely found blue diamonds. According to BMO Capital Markets analyst Edward Sterck, the purchase price of $15 million was set as an estimation amidst the environment when Cullinan prices are decreasing on a large scale. The miner lagged the small-cap index as his shared went down by 3.8% to reach 23.90 pence by 1405 GMT.

Gia report has established that many diamond producers have been providing a variety of diamonds to the world which is why there is an increase in the popularity of various types of diamonds. Petra is dealing with the multi-million-dollar debts that it took to renew the Cullinan facility with the starting of mining at a new section of ore in the last July. But the Cullinan mine has turned out to be a profitable investment for Petra since 2008 and it would generate free cash flow in the current year. Due to the sale of the diamond, Petra Diamonds would be able to meet the target to achieve free cash flow. Petra Diamonds is likely to recover higher value stones in the quarter which would increase the pricing for Q4 more than the estimated amount. The diamond industry has been making huge progress with the introduction of new technology such as blockchain which has contributed to it on a strong note.