The second auction of diamonds from Zimbabwe started Wednesday at the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) in Belgium.
The tender being conducted by First Element would end on February 21.
Diamonds placed under the hammer where from Diamond Mining Company, Jinan Investments, Anjin Investments, Marange Resources, DTZ and Mbada Diamonds.
The tender was expected to be “substantially bigger” than the previous sale held in December 2013, said First Element.
The goods that were offered in the December trial tender included rough diamonds from Marange Resources, Diamond Mining Company, Anjin Investments, Jinan and Kusena Diamonds, totalling 279 723 carats.
The auction accrued $10.7 million in revenue.
The sale of Marange diamonds in Antwerp was a result of the lifting of the European Union sanctions on the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished
