Mining

The stone, named Pink Dawn, was recovered in October 2020

The Cut-9 project will extend the life of the mine until 2035

This is the 54th diamond greater than 200 carats to be recovered from Karowe

To date, Lulo has produced 17 100+ carat diamonds

Mountain Province hit paydirt at its Canadian diamond mine

Lulo and Mothae keep bringing the goods

This will leave Dominion with the nearby Diavik mine, jointly owned with Rio Tinto

This is the second +500 carat diamond recovered from Karowe in 2020

Petra: “It is unusual to recover five high quality stones around the same time”

This recovery comes just days after the recovery of a 442-carat gem valued at $18 million

Alrosa is yet to decide whether to cut the rock or sell it as a rough

From 34 million carats to 28-31 million carats - a 17% reduction

Endiama has revised its output to 2 million, instead of the 10 million it had originally forecast

Almost all mining and cutting has been suspended until the end of summer

De Beers responds to a fall in mining operations, wholesale trading activity and consumer traffic

AGD credits its "environmentally friendly technologies” for this latest find

Reserves at Lulo are 25% higher than previously thought, price per carat has soared 14%

This is the second diamond bigger than 100 carats it has found this year