Tag Archives: large diamonds

126-carat diamond recovered from Mothae mine May 28, 2019 Australian miner Lucapa Diamond has discovered a gem-quality 126-carat diamond at its new Mothae kimberlite mine in Lesotho. + Read More

425-carat ‘Legacy’ diamond sells for $15 million May 15, 2019 A 424.89-carat stone recovered from Petra Diamond’s Cullinan mine in South Africa has sold for just under US$15 million. + Read More

1758-carat diamond recovered by Canadian miner April 25, 2019 A diamond that is among the largest found in recorded history has been uncovered at a Canadian-run mine in Botswana. + Read More

28.84-carat white diamond recovered in Australia April 23, 2019 A recent find at Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in Australia is being hailed as one of the largest gem-quality white diamonds recovered in the site’s 35-year history. + Read More

425-carat stone recovered at Cullinan April 16, 2019 Mining group Petra Diamonds recovered a 425.1-carat D-colour Type II gem-quality diamond at its Cullinan mine in South Africa. + Read More

Graff cuts 302-carat diamond from Lesedi La Rona April 11, 2019 Luxury jewellery brand Graff Diamonds has revealed the Graff Lesedi La Rona, the largest square, emerald-cut diamond in the world. + Read More

72-carat yellow diamond recovered in Africa April 9, 2019 International mining company Firestone Diamonds recently reported several impressive finds from its Lesotho mine, Liqhobong. + Read More

54.21-carat yellow diamond hailed as the largest of its kind March 27, 2019 Swiss jewellery house Mouawad has crafted a round brilliant-cut, fancy vivid yellow diamond that is said to be the largest ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). + Read More

Lucara recovers another large diamond March 4, 2019 A 223-carat white diamond has been found at Lucara Diamond’s Karowe mine in Botswana, marking the third gem larger than 100-carats uncovered at the site this year. + Read More

Alrosa exhibits largest pink diamond ever found in Russia February 22, 2019 Russian diamond producer Alrosa assembled a preview of its collection of large coloured diamonds, including pink, bright yellow, and purple-pink gems. + Read More