In previous articles, we wrote about the January 1905 discovery of the world’s largest gem-quality clear diamond, which was the “Cullinan” diamond, found in Pretoria, South Africa — a 3,106-carat diamond weighing 1.33 pounds. You can read about what happened to the Cullinan diamond below...
Recently, a Canadian Diamond Corp, Lucara Diamond Corp, announced that a huge diamond was found in the Karowe mine in North Central Botswana. This huge diamond weighs 1111 carats, and its size is 65 mm 56 mm * 40 mm, with a shape close to a baseball. In August this year, the govern...
Debswana, a diamond mining company jointly owned by the county's government and the De Beers Group, recently discovered a 1,098.3-carat high gem-quality diamond, the government of Botswana announced Wednesday. The stone was presented this week to President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who commended the f...
That taste for mined stones has been conspicuously muted over the past decade as competition from lab-grown stones and, more recently, depressed luxury spending have undercut the $83bn diamond jewellery sector. William Lamb, chief executive of Lucara© Lucara ...
DiamondEarth's mandePercolationHigh-pressure high-temperatureRecently it was found that large natural diamonds can grow from a metal liquid. One of the principal issues of the proposed hypothesis is the formation of so-called "pockets" filled with Fe-Ni melt and hydrocarbons in tie Earth's ...
Lucara recently announced an updated feasibility study for the underground project (UGP) at its Karowe diamond mine in north central Botswana, one of the world’s most prolific diamond-producing areas. Lucara said the underground expansion at Karowe is expected to double the mine life, and to ...
246 diamonds have been found at the parkthis year alone- totaling a whopping59.25 carats! The biggest find at the park was in 1975 where an incredible 16.37-carat white diamond named the "Amarillo Starlight," that was found. Photo credit: Crater of Diamonds State Park ...
More recently, at the instigation of HRH Prince Rainier III, studies were conducted in the 1970s to better protect the stretch of water by placing, before the two existing piers, a new sea wall and a lee breakwater intended to provide the port with full protection from the swells of the ...
before, lucara diamond corp., the company lamb runs and the owner of the diamond, had sold an 813-carat stone for $63.1 million—the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond. now here was this even greater jewel, the second-biggest diamond ever found, and where were the clamoring ...
As an extension of that support, Under Armour, in partnership with WNBA superstars Kelsey Plum and Diamond Miller, is releasing a limited-edition product line that pays homage to female trailblazers everywhere in honor of Women’s History Month. Curry Brand Completes 12th Court Revitalizatio...