Gokhran, the Russian State Precious Metals and Gemstones Repository, sold $45.32 million worth of rough diamonds to Russian buyers in 2009, according to an Interfax report. The bulk of these sales, $13.46 million, were at the two auctions for large diamonds weighing +10.8 carats Gokhran held during the year. Some 5,500 carats of large goods were sold at the auctions.
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