Gem Diamonds has unearthed a 145.55-carat Type II white diamond at its 70%-owned Letšeng mine in Lesotho.
This is the ninth greater than 100-carat diamond recovered at the mine this year.
The other eight are a 123.20ct Type II white diamond recovered on June 29, a 172.06ct Type II white diamond extracted on June 2, a 212.49ct Type II white diamond retrieved on May 28, a 118.74-ct Type II white diamond extracted on April 30, a 169.15-ct Type II white diamond unearthed on April 18, a 113-carat white Type II diamond recovered on February 17, a 139-carat low-quality boart diamond found on January 17, and a 295-carat white Type II diamond unearthed on January 8.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished
