Gem Diamonds has announced the recovery of “an exceptional quality 149 carat, D colour Type IIa diamond, with excellent shape” from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho.
According to a press release, this is the fourth high quality diamond of over 100 carats recovered so far in 2018. On January 15, Gem Diamonds recovered the fifth largest gem quality diamond ever recovered: a 910 carat, D colour Type IIa diamond of “exceptional quality”, from Letšeng. Earlier in January, Gem Diamonds recovered two large high-quality D-colour, type IIa diamonds from Letšeng: a 117 carat diamond and a 110 carat diamond.
Following the 910-carat find, Clifford Elphick, Gem Diamonds’ CEO, commented: “Since Gem Diamonds acquired Letšeng in 2006, the mine has produced some of the world’s most remarkable diamonds, including the 603 carat Lesotho Promise […]”.
