Arctic Canadian Diamond Company has recovered a 71.26 carat rough diamond from the Misery Pipe at its Ekati mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. Take a look.
P.J.Joseph's Weblog On Colored Stones, Diamonds, Gem Identification, Synthetics, Treatments, Imitations, Pearls, Organic Gems, Gem And Jewelry Enterprises, Gem Markets, Watches, Gem History, Books, Comics, Cryptocurrency, Designs, Films, Flowers, Wine, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Graphic Novels, New Business Models, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Energy, Education, Environment, Music, Art, Commodities, Travel, Photography, Antiques, Watches, Random Thoughts, and Things He Like.
Translate
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Friday, September 23, 2022
Lucapa Diamond Company Recovers 131 Carat Rough Diamond
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Scott Kreykes Finds His 50th Diamond Of 2022 At Crater of Diamonds State Park
Simply lucky. Take a look.
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
Lucapa’s Lulo Mine Recovers 160 Carat Rough Diamond
Truly one-of-a-kind find. The new addition marks the 28th diamond over 100 carats from Lulo mine.
Saturday, September 03, 2022
A 151.60 Carat Yellow Rough Diamond From Mountain Province Diamonds
The octahedron with exceptional clarity will be among more than 90 special stones available from Mountain Province Diamond's Gahcho Kue mine in Canada for sale in Antwerp. The tender is Mountain Province Diamond's largest offering of gem quality rough diamonds exceeding 10.8 carat to date. I wish them good luck with the sale.
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Gem Diamonds Recovers 114 Carat Rough Diamond
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Gem Diamonds Recovers 245 Carat Rough Diamond
Gem Diamonds has recovered an exceptional quality 245 carat, white, type II rough diamond from the Letseng mine in Lesotho on 11, June 2022. Take a look.
Monday, June 06, 2022
Gem Diamonds Recovers A 125-carat Rough Diamond From Letšeng
Sunday, June 05, 2022
Acicular Troughs Coincident With Green Stains On Rough Diamond Surface
Take a look at the unique surface features of an alluvial rough diamond from Guyana.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Gem Diamonds Recovers 129 Carat Rough Diamond
Gem Diamonds has recovered a 129 carat rough diamond from its Letseng mine in Lesotho. The high quality white diamond was recovered at the site over the weekend.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Lucapa’s Mothae Mine Recovers A 204 Carat Diamond
Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 204 carat rough diamond from its Mothae mine in Lesotho.
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Why Have So Many More Huge Diamonds Been Found In The Past Decade?
Sophisticated X-ray technology works and delivers results. It is possible that there have been other large diamonds discovered that have not been publicly disclosed for fear of being robbed or killed.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Gem Diamonds Recovers Two Diamonds Over 100 Carats
Gem Diamonds has recovered two large rough diamonds weighing 245 and 102 carats, high quality, white, type II diamonds from its Letseng mine in Lesotho. The company found both diamonds on the same day. Take a look.
Saturday, October 02, 2021
The Crater Of Diamonds State Park
Hats off to Noreen Wredberg of Granite Bay, California, for finding the 4.38 carat yellow diamond sitting on top of the ground within an hour of searching. It's the largest diamond found so far this year at Crater of Diamonds State Park. A lucky day. A lucky discovery.
Saturday, September 04, 2021
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
BlueRock Finds A 58.6 Carat Rough Diamond
BlueRock Diamonds has recovered a 58.6 carat rough diamond at its Kareevlei mine in South Africa. The rough diamond is a D-color makeable---meaning it is suitable for having one large polished diamond cut from it. The diamond has spotted black sulphide inclusions.
Friday, August 13, 2021
BlueRock Recovers 21.56 Carat Rough Diamond
BlueRock has announced the recovery of a 21.56 carat high quality rough diamond at its Kareevlei mine in South Africa. It will be sold at tender later this month.
Useful link: https://www.bluerockdiamonds.co.uk
Monday, August 02, 2021
Lucara Diamond Recovers 393.5 Carat Rough From Karowe
Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered a 393.5 carat rough diamond, gem quality, white, type IIa from the site's south lobe M/PK (S) area, known for its large valuable rough from Karowe mine in Botswana. Simply lucky.
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Petra Diamonds Recovers 342.92 Carat Rough Diamond
Petra Diamonds Ltd has recovered a 342.92 carat Type IIa white diamond of exceptional quality in terms of both its color and clarity at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. The rough diamond is likely to be sold through the company's upcoming tender during September 2021.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Lucara Pink Boitumelo Diamond
Lucara Diamond has recovered a huge fancy pink Type IIa diamond---weighing 62.7 carats---from its Karaowe mine, in Botswana. It was recovered from direct milling of ore sourced from the EM/PK (S) unit of the mine's South Lobe, along with three other large fancy pink diamonds of similar quality---weighing 22.1 carats, 11.17 carats and 5.05 carats. The largest of the four stones has been named Boitumelo, which means Joy in Setswana, the native language of Botswana. Take a look.