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AGD DIAMONDS recovers 62-carat diamond

10 september 2021
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The Grib Mining and Processing Division of AGD DIAMONDS recovered a gem-quality diamond weighing 62.40 carats on September 6, 2021.
Innovative technologies for the beneficiation of kimberlites allow AGD DIAMONDS to extract large high-quality diamonds on a regular basis, the company said in a statement on its website yesterday.
Since the beginning of 2021, the Grib Mining and Processing Division has retrieved 4 unique diamonds, each weighing more than 50 carats.
The diamond field named after Vladimir Grib is one of the largest in the world, ranking 4th in terms of reserves in Russia and 7th worldwide.

Vladimir Malakhov, Rough&Polished