Over the weekend, a 72-carat yellow diamond was recovered from Liqhobong mine in the Maluti mountains. Firestone Diamonds owns 75% of the mine and the remaining 25% is owned by the Kingdom of Lesotho.
A 22-carat makeable white stone and an 11-carat fancy light-pink stone were recovered along with the giant yellow diamond. According to Firestone, the three stones will go on sale in May.
Chief Executive Officer Paul Bosma said, ‘It was a good weekend for us, recovering the 72-carat diamond as well as the two smaller, high-quality stones from within the northern lower-grade part of the pit. These recoveries will certainly assist in supporting the average value of the next sale in May.’
It was a good weekend for us, recovering a 72 carat yellow diamond as well as two smaller, high quality stones from our Liqhobong mine in Lesotho https://t.co/eeMwFmsZoc #Diamonds #Mining pic.twitter.com/PnYNodrr6W
— Firestone Diamonds (@FDIplc) April 8, 2019
Earlier this year, a 70-carat white diamond was also recovered and sold in March at a record price for a diamond from Liqhobong mine.
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