The biggest stone cut from it is 69 carats ... previously listed as the world's richest man, bought the tennis-ball sized diamond in January 2020. - Lesedi La Rona - The 1,109-carat Lesedi ...

Quite literally – the world’s second biggest diamond has been discovered in a ... on to be used for more esthetic purposes – ...

Last year, the world's total global reserves of diamonds totalled 1.7 billion carats, according to Statista. And three of the nations with the top five largest reserves are on the African continent.

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As post-COVID demand cooled and prices plunged, the world's largest diamond producer started stockpiling unsold inventory to weather the moment. "We build up stocks of those because we are ...

Alrosa, the world’s largest producer of rough diamonds by volume, announced plans last month to suspend some production in 2025 and cut staff as it grapples with low global prices. Last year it ...

It has cut production from its mines by about ... The country is the world’s largest diamond market and accounts for about half the industry’s sales. Cook insists that next year could bring ...