Firestone Diamonds said on Monday it had recovered a 72-carat yellow, makeable (stones to be polished as they are) diamond from its Liqhobong mine in Lesotho.
The stone was recovered together with a 22 carat makeable white one and an 11-carat fancy light-pink diamond. All stones would go on sale at the next tender scheduled for May.
This is the second c.70 carat stone recovered from the operation this calendar year, after a 70 carat white, makeable diamond which was sold in the March auction.
Firestone Diamonds CEO Paul Bosma said it was a good weekend for them, 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.
- African News Agency (ANA)
