Rio Tinto Argyle Pink Diamonds

Known as the argyle pink everlastings collection this beautiful offering has been curated to showcase the full colour palette of argyle pink diamonds weighing 0 14 carats and below.

Rio tinto argyle pink diamonds.

The 2016 tender was the first to comprise diamonds solely from argyle s underground mine. The 2 24 carat fancy vivid purplish pink diamond known as argyle eternity is part of the historic collection comprising 62 diamonds weighing 57 23 carats. Rio tinto s iconic argyle pink diamonds tender comprising 65 of the world s rarest pink and red diamonds is being showcased in hong kong as part of its global tour. One of its last collections of the world s rarest pink and red diamonds has been unveiled by rio tinto in a historic preview at the argyle mine in western australia s far north.

We source our pink diamonds from the world s leading producer rio tinto s argyle diamond mine in the east kimberley region of western australia. The east kimberley mine produces more than 90 per cent of australia s diamonds and is one of the only known sources of pink diamonds in the world. Rio tinto s argyle mine produces virtually the entire world s supply of rare pink diamonds with the finest from a full year s production showcased in the annual argyle pink diamonds tender. This mine is responsible for 90 of the world s pink diamond supply yet the gems are so rare that this only equates to 50 or 60 pink diamonds each year.

Melbourne australia rio tinto has provided a virtual preview of rare argyle pink red violet and blue diamonds from its iconic diamond mine in one of the very last offerings to an exclusive group of collectors diamond connoisseurs and luxury jewellery houses. Argyle pink diamonds produced at rio tinto s argyle diamond mine in western australia are highly coveted as the world s most sought after diamonds. Rio tinto diamonds forty years ago in the kimberley region of western australia after a decade of searching an area the size of france two of our geologists frank hughes and warren atkinson saw a small diamond embedded in an ant hill. Rio tinto chief executive of copper and diamonds arnaud soirat said rio tinto s argyle mine is the first and only ongoing source of rare pink red and violet diamonds in the world.

Over the past 19 years the value of argyle pink diamonds sold at tender has appreciated more than 500 per cent outperforming all major equity markets. Almost the entire world supply of rare pink red and violet diamonds come from rio tinto s argyle diamond mine which will close at the end of 2020.