Lucara Diamond, owner and operator of the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana, has announced the recovery of an “unbroken 341 carat top white gem quality diamond”. The gem was sourced from the south western quadrant of the South Lobe M/PK(S) unit. Credit: Lucara This isn’t the first big
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The Lulo alluvial mine in Angola is the gift that keeps on giving, as Lucapa Diamond has announced the recovery of a 113-carat gem-quality white stone – the first +100ct diamond recovered from Mining Block 46, IDEX Online reports. To date, Lulo has produced 17 100+ carat diamonds. Credit:
Mountain Province Diamonds, a part owner of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, has announced the discovery of a 157.4 carat monster gem. This is the largest “gem quality” diamond recovered at the mine. The diamond, according to news reports, will be put on sale during the first
The latest tender of 62 rare pink, red, blue and violet diamonds from major Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine, in Western Australia has delivered a record result, reflecting their extraordinary rarity and unique provenance. The 2020 collection continued its trajectory of double digit price growth and a record number of participants
State-owned Angolan National Diamond Trading Company (Sodiam) says it has received interest from five global tender and auction houses related to the development of these services in the soon to be established Angolan Diamond Bourse (ADB). Angola has about 14 active diamond mining sites and produced more than nine-million carats in
Diamond exploration company Botswana Diamonds has published a three-dimensional (3D) model of a newly discovered kimberlite pipe at its Thorny River project in South Africa. “This is our first three-dimensional model of the kimberlite on Thorny River and thus represents an important step in the commercialisation of the project.