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Gemfields Group Limited (JSE:GML) News - Record Emerald Auction Results
GEMFIELDS GROUP LIMITED
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")
Record Emerald Auction Results
LONDON, 4 APRIL 2022
Gemfields is pleased to announce the results of an auction of predominantly commercial quality
rough emeralds held in Jaipur, India from 15 March to 1 April 2022. The emeralds were extracted
by Kagem Mining Ltd in Zambia (“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 – Emerald Auction
- Auction revenues of USD 42.3 million, an all-time record for any Kagem auction
- Of the 32 lots offered, all 32 were sold (100%)
- Average price of USD 9.37 per carat, an all-time record for Kagem commercial quality
auctions
- The 40 auctions of Kagem gemstones hosted by Gemfields since July 2009 have generated
USD 792 million in total revenues
The auction saw 56 companies placing bids, generating all-time record revenues of USD 42.3
million with an overall average value of USD 9.37 per carat, also an all-time record for Kagem
commercial quality auctions. The auction saw 100% of the offered carats and number of lots being
sold.
Gemfields’ 40 auctions of emeralds and beryl mined at Kagem since July 2009 have now generated
USD 792 million in total revenues. The results of the five most recent commercial quality Kagem
auctions are summarised in the table below (and earlier results are available at
www.gemfieldsgroup.com):
AUCTION
RESULTS Feb ’19 Aug ’19 Feb ’20 Jul-Aug ’21 Mar-Apr ’22
(COMMERCIAL AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION
QUALITY)
Dates 18-20 Feb 19-22 Aug 18-21 Feb 28 Jul – 11 15 Mar – 1
2019 2019 2020 Aug 2021 Apr 2022
Location Lusaka, Lusaka, Lusaka, Online Jaipur, India
Zambia Zambia Zambia Auction / Online
Type Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial
Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality
Carats offered 4.15 million 10.68 4.49 million 3.59 million 4.52 million
million (*)
Carats sold 2.46 million 3.92 million 2.86 million 3.50 million 4.52 million
No. of companies 24 34 29 49 56
placing bids
Average no. of 5 6 6 14 17
bids per lot
No. of lots 23 35 25 32 32
offered
No. of lots sold 16 26 19 31 32
Percentage of lots 70% 74% 76% 97% 100%
sold
Percentage of lots 59% 37% (*) 64% 97% 100%
sold by weight
Total sales USD 10.8 USD 18.6 USD 11.5 USD 23.1 USD 42.3
realised at auction million million million million million
Average per carat USD USD USD USD USD
sales value 4.39/carat 4.75/carat 4.01/carat 6.61/carat 9.37/carat
(*) Unlike the other auctions tabulated above, August 2019 included beryl. The single lot of beryl (of 5 million
carats) was unsold.
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.
Adrian Banks, Gemfields’ Managing Director of Product & Sales, commented:
“Our most recent auction represents one of the most momentous outcomes I’ve experienced in my 23-year career.
We’ve witnessed another breakthrough for Kagem emeralds, with an auction of predominantly commercial quality
emeralds setting a new all-time revenue record for Kagem and surpassing even our higher-quality auctions. When we
announced Kagem’s August 2021 auction results, we pointed to a step-change in market demand and in the prices
bid by our customers, paving the way for an exhilarating cycle in the coloured gemstone sector. Today’s result
underscores just how big that step-change is and we’re delighted to see the coloured gemstone industry firing on all
cylinders.”
Further information on Gemfields Group Limited can be found at:
GEMFIELDSGROUP.COM
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ENQUIRIES
GEMFIELDS Sean Gilbertson / David Lovett / Mark Lawrie
T: +44(0) 20 7518 3400
SPONSOR (JSE) Investec Bank Limited
SEDIBELO SALE PROCESS Liberum
Nehal Patel
T: +44(0) 20 3100 2222
NOMINATED ADVISER finnCap
(AIM) & JOINT BROKER Christopher Raggett / Tim Redfern / Edward Whiley
T: +44(0) 20 7220 0500
JOINT BROKER Liberum
Scott Mathieson / Kane Collings
T: +44(0) 20 3100 2222
FINANCIAL PR/ IR Camarco
Gordon Poole / Emily Hall
T: +44(0) 20 3757 4980
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GEMFIELDS
Gemfields is a world-leading miner of responsible 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 licences 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 through Fabergé designs, 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 that has played an important role in the growth of the
global coloured gemstone sector.
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Date: 04-04-2022 08:00:00
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