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Miners unearth world's biggest diamond The Cullinan, which was found near Pretoria more than a century ago, was until recently acknowledged to be the largest cut diamond in the world, weighing in at 530.20 carats. In 1985 it lost the record to the Golden Jubilee, which was found in the same mine as the Cullinan and weighed 545.67 carats.
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Miners unearth world's biggest diamond · The Cullinan Diamond was discovered in 1905 and at 3,106 carats was the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found. Cullinan I, or the Great Star of Africa - at 530 carats formerly the largest cut diamond - was one of the 105 gems cut from it. · The Koh-i-noor is part of the British crown jewels.
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Woman unearths whopping 3.69 carat white diamond at famed Arkansas state park and dubs it the 'Hallelujah Diamond' cause she prayed to find it the night before Susie Clark, of Evening Shade, Arkansas, found the diamond on Thursday at Crater of Diamonds State Park. The 3.69-carat gem is teardrop-shaped about the size of a pinto bean. Park interpreter said it's the largest of the 122 diamonds found this year.
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Koh-i-Noor Koh-i-Noor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The gem called the Koh-i-Noor which was surrenderd by Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk to Maharajah Ranjit Singh and then surrendered by the Maharajah of Lahore to the Queen of England.t was originally 793 carats when uncut. Once the largest known diamond, it is now a 105.6 metric carat diamond, weighing 21.6 grammes in its most recent cut state. In 1852, Albert the Prince Consort ordered it cut down from 186 carats.
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Biggest diamond in 100 years adds $150 million to miner The biggest of the three diamonds was found using the latest in recovery technology. With older equipment, Lamb said, it might have been missed and been ground up with waste stones. The largest gem quality diamond was the 3,106 carat Cullinan Diamond found in South Africa in 1905. From that was cut the First Star of Africa which now adorns the Royal Scepter -- one of the British crown jewels now on display at the Tower of London. CNNMoney (London) First published November 19, 2015: 8:50 AM ET.
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Giant Diamond Found October 2, 2009—Miners in South Africa recently found what may be one of the 20 largest diamonds ever uncovered—a 507.55-carat gem from the storied Cullinan Mine, which also produced the world's biggest diamond. Miners in South Africa have found a white diamond about the size of a chicken egg.
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World's Most Expensive Colored Diamonds (Winston chose the name because he bought the stone the day before Halloween.) Now worth an estimated $3 million, the Pumpkin Diamond was worn by Halle Berry to the 2002 Oscars when she won best actress for Monster's Ball.
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The worldâs top 10 biggest diamond mines Udachny diamond mine, also located in the Yakutia region of Russia, ranks as the world's second largest diamond mine by reserve size. Estimated diamond reserves at the mine exceeded 152Mct as of January 2013. The mine is owned by Alrosa and operated by its Udachny mining and processing division.
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Now THAT'S a rock! Â£25m giant diamond is the second largest gem quality stone of its type ever to be discovered The 1,111-carat diamond is the largest diamond to be found since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond was uncovered in South Africa over a century ago. Originating from the south lobe of Lucara's Karowe Mine, the diamond is the largest ever to be recovered through a modern processing facility.
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Massive $14 million diamond found in Africa; 404.2 carats, one of largest ever found Angola is the world's fourth biggest country for diamond production. The 404.2 carat gem is now the largest to ever come out of the country, topping the 217.4 carat gem found in 2007 and dubbed the Angolan Star.. The world record was a 3,106 carat gem, called the Cullinan..
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TOP 10 BIGGEST DIAMONDS OF THE WORLD. 10. The Millennium Star, Weight: 203.04 carats The Millennium Star is internally and externally flawless pear-shaped diamond (total of 54 facets). With the weight of 203.04 carats it is the 10th largest diamond in the world. Originally, the rough stone was 777 carats found in the Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1990.
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When Botswana Sells Its Big Diamond, Who Will Benefit? Updated June 29 at 3:14 p.m. Today Sotheby's attempted to auction the largest diamond discovered in over a century — a hunk of transparent rock the size of a tennis ball. It was found last November at an open-pit mine in the southern African country of Botswana. At 1,109 carats it's second in size only to the storied Cullinan diamond found in South Africa in 1905 and cut down into nine of the gems in the United Kingdom's Crown Jewels. This new, rough diamond has been given its own name too — picked from among thousands of entries submitted by Batswana citizens in a contest.
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- Biggest diamond discovered in 100 years fails to sell at London auction. The 1,109-carat ‘Lesedi la Rona’ is the second-largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, but bidding didn’t reach the Sotheby’s reserve price. World’s second largest diamond fails to sell at auction.
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- A+E Networks. On January 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered during a routine inspection by the mine’s superintendent. Weighing 1.33 pounds, and christened the “Cullinan,” it was the largest diamond ever found.
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3.69-carat diamond found in Arkansas park Soon after, Clark, who is from Evening Shade, Arkansas, saw a 3.69-carat white, teardrop-shaped diamond in the plowed field. Inspired by her prayer, Clark named it the Hallelujah Diamond.
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The worldâs top 10 biggest diamond mines Jubilee, also known as the Yubileyny diamond mine, located in Sakha (Yakutia), Republic of Russia, is the biggest diamond mine in the world. The mine was estimated to contain more than 153 million carats (Mct) of recoverable diamonds, including 51Mct of probable underground reserves as of January 2013.
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The Only Diamond Mine In the World Where You Can Be the Miner The farmers' name continues today as the name for one of the largest diamond mining companies in the world - De Beers. John Huddlestone sold his farm for $36,000 and it was later bought and sold multiple times. It was temporarily worked as a commercial diamond mine.
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The 10 Largest Diamonds Ever Discovered The 10 Largest Diamonds Ever Discovered. Diamonds are forever… Diamonds are a girl’s best friend… Whatever cliche you want to use, the fact is the world loves diamonds. This incredibly hard and beautifully sparkling type of precious stone has been a coveted item for centuries.
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The deepest holes in the world 4. Kimberley Mine (The Big Hole): Kimberley, South Africa. At a depth of more than 700 feet and a width of 1,519 feet, it’s hard to believe The Big Hole started as a hill. More than 6,000 pounds of diamonds were unearthed from this site, and at one point, up to 50,000 miners had their picks in the earth.
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When Botswana Sells Its Big Diamond, Who Will Benefit? The same week it found the Lesedi La Rona, it uncovered two other giant diamonds nearby. These included the world's sixth largest gem-quality diamond — an 813 carat rough that Lucara auctioned off in May for the record-breaking sum of $63 million.
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- The Daria-i-Noor (Persian: دریای نور‎‎ which means “Sea of light” in Persian; (also spelled Darya-ye Noor) is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing an estimated 182 carats (36 g). Its colour, pale pink, is one of the rarest to be found in diamonds. The Daria-i-Noor is in the Iranian Crown Jewels of Central Bank of Iran in Tehran.
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Top 10 Largest Diamonds in the World Incomparable Diamond is another African diamond, one of the largest diamonds ever found in the world (890 carats (180 g)). A young girl encountered it in 1984 a pile of rubble collected from old mine dumps of the nearby MIBA Diamond Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Park visitor unearths 8.52-carat diamond in Arkansas Story highlights. 1  An 8.52-carat diamond was discovered in Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park on Wednesday. 2  The gem is the fifth largest diamond to be discovered by a visitor at the park. 3  About 30 diamonds have been discovered at Crater of Diamonds State Park this year.
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Biggest diamond in 100 years adds $150 million to miner What better way to add luster to your mining shares than to unearth the world's second biggest diamond? Shares in Lucara (LUCRF) soared 32% after it unveiled a stone of 1,111 carats -- which it says is the biggest gem quality diamond found in more than 100 years. The stock market move added about $150 million to the value of the company.
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List of diamonds A partial list of famous diamonds in history follows. Name Uncut weight (carat) Cut weight (carat) Color Country/region of origin Description Image 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 342.57 yellow Russia / USSR Mined at the Mir kimberlitic pipe (Yakutia, Russia) in 1980. It is the largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR.
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- Tiffany Diamond: The Tiffany Diamond is one of the largest yellow diamonds ever discovered. It was discovered at the Kimberlite mine in South Africa in 1878 and was originally 287 carats. After being cut and polished into a cushion shape, it measured 128.54 carats and was classified as a fancy yellow.
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- Star of Africa Diamond: The Star of Africa, also known as the Cullinan I was until recently the largest cut and polished diamond in the world. It measures an amazing 530.20 carats. The Star of Africa was cut from the legendary Cullinan stone.