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AGD DIAMONDS JSC recovers a 60-carat diamond

14 june 2022
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AGD DIAMONDS recovered a gem-quality diamond weighing 59.26 carats on June 7, 2022 at its Grib mining and processing division. This is the fourth particularly large diamond produced by the company this year.
Innovative technologies used to enrich kimberlite ore allow AGD DIAMONDS to produce high quality diamonds on a regular basis. The diamond recovered last Tuesday became the 30th among the unique diamonds of special size (+50 ct) mined at the deposit named after Vladimir Grib from the beginning of its industrial development.
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.