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Gem Diamonds Finds Huge 114-Carat Diamond at Letšeng

More good news from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho: Gem Diamonds has announced the recovery of a high-quality white diamond weighing 114 carats – the second diamond bigger than 100 carats it has found this year.   Credit: Gem Diamonds   In February, Gem Diamonds recovered an exceptional 183 carat
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Alrosa Finds First-Ever Colored Diamond at the Verkhne-Munskoye Deposit

Russian mining giant Alrosa has unearthed its first colored rough diamond at the new Verkhne-Munskoye deposit in Yakutia. The deposit started operations in 2018.   Credit: Alrosa   The stone is a bright yellow gem-quality diamond weighing 17.44 carats, recovered in mid-February from the Zapolyarnaya kimberlite pipe. In a press
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Where are Diamonds Found? Spotlight on South African Diamonds

South African diamonds gave birth to the modern diamond industry. Two teenagers — Erasmus Jacobs and Cecil Rhodes — helped make this happen. Learn how Jacobs found the first South African diamond and how Rhodes built up a diamond empire. In this blog, we’ll cover: Erasmus Jacobs’ Surprise DiscoveryCecil Rhodes’
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IDWI 2020 Opens to a Full House

The International Diamond Week in Israel opened yesterday (Monday) to a packed exhibition hall, with over 300 international buyers from 18 countries in attendance.   Also participating were diamond leaders from around the world including, Alrosa President Sergei Ivanov, WFDB President Ernie Blom, CIBJO President Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri, Bharat Diamond
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