Cullinan mine yields 138.57 ct diamond

10th August 2016 By: Anine Kilian - Contributing Editor Online

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – LSE-listed Petra Diamonds has recovered a 138.57 ct Type IIa, D-colour diamond at its Cullinan mine, in South Africa.
 
The high-clarity diamond will be offered for sale as part of the company’s next sales process later this month.

The company had earlier this year sold a 121.26 ct white diamond recovered from the same mine to a joint venture between Dubai-based diamond trading company Nemesis International and Golden Yellow Diamonds for $6-million.