ALROSA

Alrosa not planning major investment in Timir iron ore project

Interfax cited Mr Igor Kulichik Russian diamond miner vice president and financial director as saying that Alrosa is not planning major investments in the near term in the Timir iron ore project in Yakutia a 51% stake in which it is selling to steelmaker Evraz Group.

Alrosa share sell off postponed again

Alrosa's state-owned shares will not be privatized until 2017, if then, a Kremlin document reveals this week.

Alrosa ups profits 5-fold, says IPO no longer necessary

BusinessWeek reports Alrosa says it mined more diamonds than global rival De Beers in 2009, 2010 and the first half of 2011 and is benefiting from prices for rough diamonds of $109 – up 30% over last year.

Alrosa accounts for more than a quarter of world output and for 2011 predicts $5 billion in revenue. The secretive firm has been feeding the market more information recently in anticipation of a 2012 public offering, but now says its good financial performance may reduce the size.

Alrosa's diamond sales for first half total $2.2 billion

Russia's government-owned diamond producer is reporting sales of rough and polished diamonds of $2.2 billion for the first half of 2011.

Diamonds worth $11m sold in Alrosa's first online auction

Alrosa invited 30 diamond companies from Russia and abroad to bid in the online auction Russia's state-owned diamond producer Alrosa told $11 million worth of diamonds in its first online auction, the company announced Wednesday.

Leviev sells Angola diamond mine stake for reported $380m profit

Real estate magnate Lev Leviev has sold his 18% stake in Angola's Catoca diamond mine to China's Sonangol International for $400 million, Russia's "Kommersant" newspaper reports. Leviev acquired the stake in the Angola mine in the 1990s for $20m. Russia's state owned diamond producer Alrosa holds 32.8% of Catoca.

Last week Alrosa provided a rare glimpse into its finances and operations ahead of a possible public offering. The state-owned company supplies about a quarter of the world’s diamonds and in 2010 produced more of the precious stones than De Beers, historically the dominant miner and marketer of the gems.

Alrosa’s annual production tops De Beers again, reveals world’s largest diamond reserves

The secretive Russian diamond giant Alrosa on Thursday provided a rare glimpse into its finances and operations ahead of a possible public offering. The state-owned company supplies about a quarter of the world’s diamonds and in 2010 produced more of the precious stones than De Beers, historically the dominant miner and marketer of the gems.

Alrosa's president Fyodor Andreyev said an internal audit showed its diamond reserves at 1.28bn carats, making the company the world's biggest holder: “At current extraction rates, the company's reserves will last more than 40 years.”

Russia's Alrosa to keep plum mine asset – source

Reuters reports on Tuesday Russian diamond monopoly Alrosa may use the spoils of high diamond prices to develop an asset in northwest Russia rather than let a foreign miner such as Rio Tinto onto its territory, a source close to the company said.

The source said on Tuesday high diamond prices meant Alrosa had enough cash to finance development of the Sevalmaz project by itself. Russian business daily Vedomosti reported in December that it could sell a 49% stake to the global miner for almost $400 million.

Alrosa Selects Wenco for Nurba Operations

RICHMOND, BC – January 2009 – Wenco International Mining Systems has won a contract to supply the Wenco Fleet Management Systems to ALROSA’s Nurba mine in Russia. ALROSA is one of the world’s leading companies in the field of diamond …