Firestone Diamonds plc Reports Unaudited Earnings Results for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2017; Firestone Diamonds plc Announces Update on Operations for Second Quarter and Six Months Ended December 31, 2017
The company announced update on operations for second quarter and six months ended December 31, 2017. For the second quarter, the company reported total tonnes mined of 1,589,955 tonnes against 765,457 tonnes a year ago. Carat recovered was 180,709 carats against 51,898 carats a year ago. Grade was 18.8 carats per hundred tonnes against 15.1 carats per hundred tonnes a year ago.
For the six months, the company reported total tonnes mined of 3,395,868 tonnes against 1,157,796 tonnes a year ago. Carat recovered was 379,716 carats against 51,898 carats a year ago. Grade was 19.9 carats per hundred tonnes against 15.1 carats per hundred tonnes a year ago.