Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Lesotho diamond goes for R61m

A 215 carat white diamond - uncovered at the large stone producing Letseng mine in Lesotho in January - has been sold for $8.3m (R61m), according to a company statement.

The sale follows the $12.4m (R91m) sale of a 603-carat stone, The Lesotho Promise, rated the fifteenth largest ever found, in the second half of last year.

The latest sale works out to a per carat selling price of $38 418 for the D colour white diamond.

Read more at FIN24.co.za

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