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Auction Results – Higher-quality emeralds

Gemfields announces the results of an auction comprised of higher-quality rough emeralds held during the period 25 August – 11 September 2025.

Highlights: August-September 2025 Higher-Quality Emerald Auction

  • Total auction revenues of USD 32.0 million
  • 38 lots were offered for sale, of which all were sold (100%)
  • Average realised price of USD 160.78 per carat
  • The 52 auctions of Kagem gemstones held since July 2009 have generated USD 1,122 million in total revenues
  • The auction included an exceptional gemstone named Imboo (‘buffalo’), weighing 11,685 carats. Imboo is the latest, and largest, remarkable gemstone discovered at the Kagem mine.