BlueRock Diamonds PLC announced an update on its July 2017 diamond sales tender and production. In July 2017, a parcel of 330 carats was sold at tender, achieving an average of $395 per carat. The diamonds produced and included in July's sales tender has resulted in a small increase to Kareevlei's average diamond grade achieved during 2017 from 1.6cpht to 1.7cpht.

The Board also announced that production has continued to improve with total tonnage for July expected to be c.20,000 tonnes, an increase of over 35% on the production of 14,427 tonnes achieved for June 2017. It is the company's target to achieve monthly production of 25,000 tonnes during Fourth Quarter 2017.