Gem Diamonds recovers 126 ct diamond from Letšeng

6th July 2017 By: Natasha Odendaal - Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – LSE-listed Gem Diamonds on Thursday unveiled its latest recovery from its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho – a high-quality 126 ct, D-colour Type IIa diamond.

This followed the recovery of a high-quality 104.73 ct D-colour Type IIa diamond and a 151.52 ct Type I yellow diamond in June, an exceptional 80.58 ct D-colour Type IIa diamond in May, as well as the 98.42 ct and 114 ct D-colour Type IIa diamonds recovered in April.