Gem Diamonds unearthed a 169.15-carat Type II white diamond – its fourth +100-carat stone found in 2024, IDEX Online reports. In January, Gem recovered two diamonds weighing 129 carats and 295 carats respectively, followed by a 113-carat diamond in February. The UK-based mining company unearthed just five +100-carat diamonds
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Botswana Diamonds (BOD) is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the discovery of new diamond deposits, IDEX Online reports. According to the UK-based explorer, it aims to harness AI’s capabilities to analyze vast amounts of data with human-like comprehension. Through its collaboration with UK-based International Geoscience Services Limited, BOD
Lucapa Diamond has uncovered a 203-carat Type IIa diamond at its Lulo mine in Angola, where it holds a 40% stake, Rough & Polished reports. This diamond is the fifth largest and the 43rd over 100-carat diamond to be found at the Lulo alluvial operations since commercial mining began
Lucapa Diamond Company has recently reported the discovery of two rough diamonds, each weighing over 100 carats, at its Lulo mine in Angola, Diamond World reports. Within a span of two days, the first diamond, a 162.42-carat type IIa gem, is scheduled to be part of the company’s regular
Lucara has recently announced the recovery of a 320-carat diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana. The haul also included a 111-carat stone and two more stones exceeding 50 carats each, IDEX Online reports. Since commercial production started at Karowe in 2012, the Canadian mining company has unearthed 330
Canadian miner Lucara has announced the discovery of a 166-carat Type IIa gem at its Karowe mine in Botswana, IDEX Online reports. This marks the 328th diamond weighing over 100 carats recovered since commercial production started at Karowe in 2012. Karowe has been a prolific source of huge gems,