In Angola excavated the largest in the country’s diamond weighing 404 carats and the estimated value of over 12 million euros – announced Australian company Lucapa mining, belongs to mine diamonds.
“Lucapa with great satisfaction informs mining diamond weighing 404.2 carats in Lulo in the province of Lunda Norte in the north of Angola – says Statement of the company.
Head Lucapy Miles Kennedy believes that this precious stone with a length of 7 cm can be worth more than 20 million Australian dollars (12.8 million euros).
According to the company, as for the biggest diamond ever mined in Angola and the 27th largest ever found in the world.
the previous record was in Angola for diamond weighing 217.4 carats, named “Star of Angola”.
Angola is one of the four largest producers of diamonds in the world.
the largest diamond in the world – “Cullinan” – a defect in 3 106 carats, was found in South Africa in 1905. Last year, 1 diamond weighing 111 carats was found in a mine in Botswana.
PAP
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