Found one of the largest diamonds in the world

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

One of the largest diamonds found in the Kingdom of Lesotho. The gemstone weighs 478 carats, and, according to its owners, once cut, the stone can become one of the largest in the world.

The gem was discovered on September 8 by workers at Letseng, one of the richest mines in the world. It was here that the 20 largest diamonds were discovered. The mine is 70% owned by the British company Gem Diamonds.

The largest diamond in the world is considered to be the Cullinan, discovered in South Africa in 1905, weighing 3106 carats. More than 100 diamonds were made from it, the largest of which adorned the royal scepter and the crown of the British Empire. The famous Koh-i-Noor, captured by British colonialists in India and now adorning the collection of British crown jewels, has a weight of 105 carats.

According to its representatives, in unpolished form, the diamond is the twentieth largest and may become one of the largest in the world, although after cutting its weight may decrease to 150 carats. The exact value of the stone can be estimated only after it has been divided into smaller diamonds. It is expected to amount to more than $ 12 million, RIA Novosti reports.

“Preliminary research on this extraordinary stone has shown that once cut it will break records for the best color and clarity,” said Gem Diamonds spokesman Clifford Elfik.

At the end of August last year, a gem was found in one of the mines in the northwestern province of South Africa, which became the largest diamond in the world. According to preliminary estimates, it is twice the size of the "record holder" "Cullinan". However, later it turned out that the “find of the century” was a shameless swindle. On closer inspection, the "diamond" weighing more than 7,000 carats turned out to be just a piece of transparent plastic.