Diamond Miner Ends Large Gem Drought With 114-Carat Find
- Gem Diamonds has struggled to find big diamonds recently
- It’s the second big diamond find this week in Lesotho
114-carat diamond
Source: Gem Diamonds Ltd.Gem Diamonds Ltd. said it unearthed a 114-carat diamond at its Lesotho mine in southern Africa, helping to ease concerns about a dearth of large finds.
The stone is a D color Type II diamond of exceptional quality, Gem Diamonds said in a statement Friday. It was the second Lesotho diamond discovery bigger than 100 carats announced this week, after a rival miner said Wednesday it had unearthed its first stone of that size.