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Average diamond sales price per carat US$
69 87 79 80
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GK operating data
Mining
*Ore tonnes mined
kilo tonnes
341
940
1,082
1,551
*Waste tonnes mined
kilo tonnes
9,943
7,449
17,404
14,508
*Total tonnes mined
kilo tonnes
10,284
8,389
18,486
16,059
*Ore in stockpile
kilo tonnes
238
396
238
396
Processing
*Ore tonnes processed
kilo tonnes
899
767
1,684
1,259
*Average plant throughput
tonnes per day
9,879
8,618
9,304
6,840
*Average diamond recovery
carats per tonne
2.15
2.10
2.12
1.97
*Diamonds recovered
000's carats
1,931
1,614
3,572
2,481
Approximate diamonds recovered - Mountain Province
000's carats
946
791
1,750
1,216
Cash costs of production per tonne, net of capitalized stripping **
$
82
75
80
63
Cash costs of production per tonne of ore, including capitalized stripping**
$
112
82
96
67
Cash costs of production per carat recovered, net of capitalized stripping**
$
38
36
38
32
Cash costs of production per carat recovered, including capitalized stripping**
$
52
39
45
34
Sales
Approximate diamonds sold - Mountain Province***
000's carats
1,114
469
1,641
885
Average diamond sales price per carat
US
$
69
$
87
$
79
$
80
* at 100% interest in the GK Mine including ramp-up period in 2017
**See Non-IFRS Measures section
***Includes the sales directly to De Beers for fancies and specials acquired by De Beers through the production split bidding process