Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 176 carat, type IIa rough diamond from its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. The rough diamond is the eighth largest diamond to be discovered at Lulo mine since it began operations in 2015. The rough diamond is also the fifth diamond over 100 carats retreived so far this year. Take a look.
Gem Diamonds has recovered a high quality 295 carat Type II white rough diamond from its Letseng mine in Lesotho. Take a look.
Many thanks to Nick Foulkes for sharing an insightful story. To me, to gamble on rough diamonds, one must have superb product knowledge and accumulated luck. If you don't, you will lose the gamble, period.
Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 235 carat rough diamond, a high quality, type IIa diamond from its Mining Block 550 portion of the site, which is just south of Mining Block 19, from its Lulo mine in Angola. Take a look.
Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 208 carat rough diamond, type IIa, at Lulo, Angola. Take a look.
Gem Diamonds has recovered two high quality rough diamonds, both Type IIa, D color diamonds, weighing 117.47 carats and 110 carats at its Letseng mine in Lesotho.
Okavango Diamond Company, Botswana's state-owned rough trader has canceled its November rough diamond sales due to weak market conditions. Sign of the times really.
Gem Diamonds discovered the gem quality, type IIa rough diamond on September 28, 2023.
The GJEPC, the Bharat Diamond Bourse, the Mumbai Diamond Merchants Association, the Surat Diamond Bourse, and the Surat Diamond Association have called on members to not to import any rough diamonds for the next two months. The action was intended to clear out the current oversupply of rough and polished diamonds.
Alrosa has recovered a 390.7 carat rough diamond from its Mayat mine in Yakutia, the largest gem quality rough diamond discovered in Russia in 10 years. The rough diamond is irregularly shaped, bears a light color, and is bordered by a yellow brown halo. Take a look.
Lucara Diamond has announced the discovery of a rough diamond weighing 692.3 carats, Type IIa at the Karowe mine in Botswana. Take a look.
The Karowe mine has produced a 1080 carat Type IIa top white diamond of high quality because of its use of advanced technology. Take a look.
Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 180.87 carat, Type IIa, white rough diamond at its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. Take a look.
A Type II, 29.52 carat pink rough diamond recovered from the banks of the middle Orange River in South Africa has been sold by Pioneer Diamond Tender House for US$8 million plus. Take a look.
Gem Diamonds has recovered a 122 carat, D color, Type II, white rough diamond at its Letseng mine in Lesotho. Take a look.
Paige Reddinger's story on the new jewelry and personalized rough diamond collectors was insightful. I guess with new money, big rough diamonds and jewelry collection have become the trend of the time and a status symbol for the new rich. Both the buyers and sellers are becoming storytellers, forever.
