The Letšeng mine in Lesotho continues to yield large diamonds of over 100 carats. The latest is the recovery of a 138 carat, top white colour Type IIa diamond which Gem Diamonds Limited announced yesterday.  

“This recovery is now the twelfth diamond of over 100 carats in 2018, and a record for the Company in terms of the number of diamonds of over 100 carats recovered in a year,” Gem Diamonds said.

The Company describes the Letšeng mine in Lesotho as “the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world”.

Pic Cap: The 138 carat, top white colour Type IIa diamond recovered from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho recently

Pic Courtesy: Gem Diamonds Limited