A small South Africa mining firm says it has unearthed the world's largest diamond, with a size which is purported to be 7000 carats.
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A certificate establishing the fact of discovery in 2007 of the primary kimberlite deposit of Verkhne-Munskoye in Yakutia has been issued to Russian diamond giant ALROSA.
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Beginning Monday, Liberians can start applying for licenses to mine, sell, or broker for diamonds. This follows the weekend lifting of a six-year moratorium on the trade in diamonds.
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A week after winning a court order to be allowed to continue mining, a British mining company has been denied permission to return to its claim in the Marange Communal lands in Manicaland province where a diamond rush began three months ago. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA, this is the first time the government has sought to expropriate a mine.
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