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AGD DIAMONDS recovers a diamond weighing 118 carats

11 october 2021
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The Grib Mining and Processing Division of AGD DIAMONDS recovered a gem-quality diamond weighing 118.05 carats on October 6, 2021.
Innovative technologies used to dress kimberlites allow AGD DIAMONDS to regularly extract large high-quality diamonds.
This year to date, the company mined 5 unique diamonds each weighing over 50 carats.
The Grib Diamond Field is one of the largest in the world, ranking 4th in terms of reserves in Russia and 7th on the planet.

Vladimir Malakhov, Rough&Polished


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