Gem Diamonds has recently recovered a high-quality 295-carat type II white diamond from its 70%-owned Letšeng mine in Lesotho, Rough & Polished reports.   This marks Gem Diamonds’ first discovery of a diamond weighing over 100 carats in 2024. In October, the company found a 117.47-carat type IIa white gem

Lucapa has announced the recovery of a 235-carat diamond at its Lulo mine in Angola, just a week after unveiling a 208-carat stone from the same location, IDEX Online reports.    Both diamonds are classified as Type IIa and mark the 39th and 40th +100-carat recoveries since the alluvial mine

Gem Diamonds has made a significant discovery at its Letseng mine in Lesotho, unearthing its fourth and fifth +100-carat diamonds of the year, IDEX Online reports. The UK-based miner recovered two high-quality Type IIa D color diamonds, weighing 117.47 carats and 110 carats.   Earlier this month, Gem Diamonds found

Lucapa Diamond Company has reported the discovery of a 208-carat Type IIa diamond at the Lulo mine in Angola. According to Mining Weekly, this is the third-largest diamond recovered from Lulo since mining started there in 2015.   To date, Lulo has produced 39 diamonds weighing over 100 carats. This

In 2022, Canada‘s trio of diamond mines – Ekati, Diavik, and Gahcho Kue – reached an unprecedented production value of US $1.58 billion (CAN $2.17 billion), as reported by Canada’s Natural Resources Department (NRCan).    According to IDEX Online, this marks a substantial 28% surge for these Northwest Territories-based mines.

De Beers has reported a 23% decline in rough diamond production for the third quarter of 2023, mainly attributed to planned reductions in its mines in South Africa, Diamond World reports.   In Q3, the total rough diamond production for De Beers totaled 7.4 million carats, with South Africa’s Venetia