Lesotho Mine has one of the World’s Largest Diamonds
Diamond miners in Lesotho, a southern African kingdom, have found a near-flawless white stone that weighs nearly 500 carats. This is one of the largest diamonds that have been discovered in quite some time.
The diamond was found in a Letseng Mine and it has been analyzed and was found to weigh 478 carats. Four of the world’s 20 largest rough diamonds have been found at the Letseng Mine and three of the largest have been found there this century.
A spokesman for Gem Diamonds compared the recent finding to a similar stone that had lesser-quality color and clarity and sold for $12 million.