Gemfields rises on resource update

Shares in emerald miner Gemfields rose over nine per cent on Tuesday after the company announced a JORC compliant indicated mineral resource of 2.75m tonnes of emerald and beryl at 365 carats per tonne.

Shares in emerald miner Gemfields rose over nine per cent on Tuesday after the company announced a JORC compliant indicated mineral resource of 2.75m tonnes of emerald and beryl at 365 carats per tonne.

The company also unveiled a JORC compliant inferred mineral resource of 9,200 tonnes of emerald and beryl at 24.5 carats/tonne. The JORC code is the set of standards set out by the Joint Ore Reserves Committee for the reporting of reserves and resources to the public.

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