Rio Tinto’s inaugural Beyond Rare Tender collection of rare pink, red and yellow diamonds has been showcased to an exclusive group of international connoisseurs, collectors and luxury jewellers in Geneva and Antwerp, as per a press Release from Rio Tinto.
These rare masterpieces of nature comprise 48 lots of exceptional polished diamonds, including legacy inventory of pink and red diamonds from the Argyle diamond mine and yellow diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine.
The Beyond Rare Tender is a new format for Rio Tinto’s diamonds business and the strong interest it has generated is a testimony to the ongoing demand for highly collectible natural diamonds.
The inclusion of two Fancy Intense Yellow diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine, located beneath a frozen lake in the Barren Lands of Northern Canada, is a beautiful counterpoint to the pink and red Argyle diamonds from the remote East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Yellow diamonds make up less than one percent of Diavik’s production, a rarity in a diamond mine otherwise known for its highly coveted white diamond production.
Bids close for the Beyond Rare Tender on 20, November, 2023.
Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough & Polished
