“Alrosa informed she had extracted The largest diamond in Russia with jewelry quality. The company has extracted 468 carat, amber gem In Yakutia in the Far East of the country, “writes Bloomberg.
The agency notes that Alros controlled by the state produces about the same number of diamonds as the de Beers industry leader, but has been subject to international sanctions since President Vladimir Putin has sent his troops to Ukraine in 2022.
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Restrictions on sales of Russian gems in Europe and the United States, as well as a decrease in demand in China, harmed the company's finances. Profit fell by 77 percent. in 2024
Bloomberg quotes the Russian finance minister Anton Silanova, who said this week that The government is considering buying Alros jewels for state wrestling to support the company.
Before the latest discovery, The 401-carat jewel recovered in 2013 was the largest raw jewelry stone in Russia. Last month, Alros announced that she had finished cutting the largest cut stone in the country-a 100-carat diamond called New Sun.
See also: Sanctions, however, work. Russia loses millions of dollars on the key market
Alrosa is a Russian state -owned company dealing in the extraction and sale of diamonds. It is one of the largest diamond producers in the world in terms of extraction volume. The company's main mines are located in Yakutia (Siberia) and in the Arkhangelian region.
Alrosa plays a key role in the Russian economy, and its activity covers the entire chain of values - from the extraction of raw diamonds to their sale on international markets.
