It has been reported that Amos Maseko, a poor miner has found 143 carat diamond in a river near Banalia, 129 km north of Kisangani, in The Democratic Republic of Congo, and sold it for US$1.4 million.
Kisangani is a popular source for alluvial diamonds, where one to three carat size diamonds are usually found. Most of Congo’s diamond reserves are located in the Kasai provinces over 600 km south west of Kisangani. In addition to diamonds, The Democratic Republic of Congo is also known to have ample reserves of gold, silver copper and cobalt.
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