Sentences with phrase «largest diamond mined»

The gem, dubbed the Lesedi La Rona, is the largest diamond mined in over a century and is a a 1,109 - carat gem - quality stone.

That's worrisome for the Northwest Territories, home to Canada's two largest diamond mines, Ekati and Diavik.

The decision to sell the retail arm of the business to focus on mining follows Harry Winston's move late last year to acquire BHP Billiton's 80 % stake in Ekati for $ 500 million, Canada's first and largest diamond mine.

While Canada is already one of the largest diamond mining countries in the world, trailing only Botswana and Russia, the country still has tremendous untapped potential.

Experience the magnificent Bungle Bungle ranges after taking in vast lakes, irrigation areas, spectacular ranges, huge cattle stations, mineral exploration sites, dam walls, and the largest diamond mine in the world.

Not exact matches

Canada's newer mines, such as De Beers» Snap Lake, or those in development (like Gahcho Kué, a joint venture between De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds currently in environmental assessment) aren't large enough to fill the void.

But as Lucara has continued to process kimberlite, the igneous rock that sometimes contains diamonds, the company has been able to show a random distribution of very large stones in the mine's south lobe.

While some major mines have closed and other commodity plays have outshone diamonds over the past decade, Canada remains the third largest producer by value and fifth largest by volume globally.

«This exceptional top - quality diamond is the largest to be mined to date and highlights the unsurpassed quality of the Letseng mine,» Chief Executive Officer Clifford Elphick said in a statement.

«The end - buyer will likely be an ultra-ultra high - net - worth diamond collector,» said Martin Potts, a London - based mining analyst at FinnCap Ltd. «There will be huge prestige in owning the largest diamond that's not part of a royal collection.»

By: Robyn Wilkinson 16th December 2016 Mining services company Murray & Roberts Cementation will complete its contract at diamond miner Petra Diamonds» Gauteng - based Cullinan mine this month, concluding the largest portion of the R4 - billion Phase 1 expansion project that will initially extend the diamond mine's life span by about 15 year →

Mountain Province Diamonds (MPV: TSX; MDM: NYSE) receives development approval for the world's largest and richest new diamond mine.

The nature of the inclusions in these large diamonds also explains why diamond exploration and mining mostly uncovers common varieties of diamonds rather than rare large ones.

Botswana's vast diamond wealth has underpinned this boom (Jwaneng, the world's largest and richest diamond mine, was discovered when termites looking for water brought grains of diamond to the surface), but, making it almost unique among its neighbors, the money has been carefully...

Local lore is that it is the largest hand dug hole in the world, but apparently that honor is taken by the Jagersfontein Mine, another diamond mine about 100 miles South - East of KimberMine, another diamond mine about 100 miles South - East of Kimbermine about 100 miles South - East of Kimberley.

Yellowknife is already a major staging area for projects further north thanks to large - scale diamond mining at Ekati and Diavik in the Northwest Territories.