Discover 2 diamonds larger than 100 carats in South Africa

Gem Diamonds has discovered two giants, each weighing over 100 carats, at the Letseng mine in Lesotho, southern Africa.

D color diamond type IIa on the right and type I diamond, 151.2 carat yellow color that Gem Diamonds discovered in Lesotho mine last year.

According to Bloomberg, two heavy diamonds are 117 and 110 carats, respectively. 110 carat tablets are colored D, type Iia and found in the Lesotho mine. contains very little or no nitrogen atom. This is the most expensive diamond. This corporate stock rose 8.2% in the London session on January 8 after the news.

This is a good start for Gem Diamonds this year. Last year, the company discovered at least seven gems weighing more than 100 carats and discovered five in 2016.

However, recent findings cannot be compared to the largest diamond ever found at Letseng, the mine is famous for its large and high quality stones. Gem Diamonds sold 357 carat heavy diamonds for $ 19.3 million in 2015. In 2006, Lesotho Promise discovery company weighed up to 603 carats.

Lucapa Diamond also went smoothly with the start of the new year with the announcement of the discovery of 103 carat and 83 carat diamonds in mines in Angola. The largest gem that the company discovered was weighed 404 carats, sold for $ 16 million in 2016.