Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Confirms that it completed the disposal of Faberge Ltd to SMG Capital LLC on Friday. Gemfields previously announced on August 11 that it had agreed to sell its entire interest in Faberge for USD50 million, with USD45 million payable on completion and the remaining USD5 million comprising quarterly revenue payments. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Monday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Equities in Europe opened mixed on Monday, with the FTSE 100 outperforming, ahead of key US data on Tuesday and talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin later in the week. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Agrees to sell its entire interest in luxury brand Faberge Ltd to SMG Capital LLC for USD50 million. Says USD45 million is payable to Gemfields on completion of the sale, expected on August 28. The remaining USD5 million is payable to Gemfields by way of quarterly royalty payments at a rate of 8% of Faberge's revenue. The disposal is not expected to be subject to regulatory or any other approvals. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Total auction revenue is USD60 million for the first half of 2025, halved from USD121 million a year earlier. Says the construction of Montepuez Ruby Mining Ltda's second processing plant in Mozambique is nearing completion and remains materially on budget. First ruby production is expected next month. Anticipates full completion in September. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Appoints Louis du Preez as a non-executive director, with immediate effect. Du Preez's appointment follows regulatory due diligence and the approval of shareholders at the annual general meeting on Wednesday. He fulfils the role of chief finanial officer of Ibex Holdings, and has served on the boards of KAP Industrial Holdings Ltd and Pepkor Holdings Ltd, among others. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gemfields Group Ltd on Friday said it has delayed the completion of its second ruby plant in Mozambique, citing work permit difficulties, transport hiccups, and illegal mining. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gemfields Group Ltd on Monday reported USD31.7 million in revenue from the auction of mixed-quality rubies in June, down from GBP68.7 million in the same month of 2024. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Raises USD30 milion, about ZAR538.3 million, after equity rights issue. Receives acceptances for 458.3 million new shares, representing about 82.4% of shares that will be issued following the rights issue. The remaining 97.9 million shares will be subscribed for by underwriters. Gemfields had said on Wednesday it planned to issue 556.2 million shares to raise about USD30 million. New shares were admitted to trade on AIM on Friday. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Says the "G-factor for natural resources" figures for the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia now stand at 20% for the 10-year period from 2015 to 2024, compared to 21% from 2014 to 2023. Over this period, "G-factor" for the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique stands at 25%, from 24%. The "G-factor for natural resources" shows the percentage of natural resource revenue paid to the government of the country from which the resource is derived. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Says shareholders have endorsed its plan to raise about USD30 million through the rights issue by offering 556.2 million new shares. Shareholders held an extraordinary general meeting on Monday. Gemfields expects the proposed rights issue to open on May 29 and close on June 12. The rights issue aims to address a near-term working capital shortfall. The company has said the proposed rights issue would be fully underwritten by its two largest shareholders, Assore International Holdings Ltd and Rational Expectations (Pty) Ltd. The company will offer 10 new shares for every 21 existing shares held at 4.22 pence and ZAR1.06860 per new share. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Kagem Mining Ltd, the Zambian emerald mine in which it owns a 75% interest, will shortly resume open-pit mining to recover premium emeralds. This comes after Gemfields in December last year suspended all mining from January 1 to focus on processing ore from Kagem's ore stockpile, utilising the upgraded processing plant. Says emerald production from the processing plant in 2025 so far has been in line with its expectations. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Generates revenue of USD16.4 million from rough emerald auction held between April 11 and Tuesday this week, up 52% from USD10.8 million earned in an auction that took place in August and September last year but down 4.1% from USD17.1 million for the March 2024 auction. In latest auction, 32 of 36 lots for sale were sold. Average price is USD6.87 per carat. Emeralds were extracted from Zambian-based Kagem Mining Ltd, which is 75% owned by Gemfields. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Generates revenue of USD7.2 million at an auction of rough rubies held from Monday to Friday last week. Says 20 of the 21 lots on offer were sold, and 73% of the 250,004 carats on offer were sold. Average sales price is USD39.47 per carat. Rubies had been extracted by Gemfields' 75%-held Montepuez Ruby Mining Ltda in Mozambique. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gemfields Group Ltd said on Friday it will ask its shareholders next month to approve the planned equity rights issue. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened somewhat higher on Friday, as tensions remain high over US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs. Read More
(Alliance News) - Gemfields Group Ltd on Friday announced that it intends to raise USD30 million through an equity rights issue, after swinging to annual loss as the company grappled with rising costs and political uncertainty. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Needs more time to finalise its full-year financial results for 2024. Says it will make further announcements related to the finalisation and release of the results as appropriate. According to its website, Gemfields had planned to publish its books on Thursday this week. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Generates USD4.8 million in revenue from auction of previously unsold emeralds. The mini-auction was held from February 19-21. Says 10 of the 13 lots were sold, with 45,864 carats sold out of 59,192 carats on offer. Average sales price was USD105.49 per carat. Emeralds were extracted from Zambian-based Kagem Mining Ltd, which is 75% owned by Gemfields. Read More