Gem Diamonds has announced the recovery of a high-quality 104.73 carat, D-colour Type IIa diamond and a 151.52 carat Type I yellow diamond from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho.
This is the third straight month in which Letšeng has produced impressive stones. In May, Gem Diamonds recovered an exceptional 80.58 carat D-colour Type IIa diamond and a 98.42 carat D-colour Type IIa diamond. In April, it recovered a 114 carat D colour Type IIa diamond.
The Letšeng diamond mine is the world’s highest diamond mine at 3,100 meters above sea level, and is located in the Southern African kingdom of Lesotho. The mine is owned by Gem Diamonds Ltd. and the government of Lesotho. Letšeng has the highest percentage of large diamonds, which gives it the highest dollar value-per-carat of any diamond mine in the world.
