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Recovery of 104.73 carat and 151.52 carat diamonds
Recovery of 104.73 carat and 151.52 carat diamonds.
About this update from Gem Diamonds Limited
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7716H Gem Diamonds Limited 12 June 2017 \n\n \n \n12 June 2017\n \nGEM DIAMONDS LIMITED\n \n(\"Gem Diamonds\" or \"the Company\")\n \nRecovery of a high quality 104.73 carat diamond and a 151.52 carat yellow diamond\n \nGem Diamonds Limited (LSE: GEMD) is pleased to announce the recovery of a high-quality 104.73 carat, D-colour Type IIa diamond and a 151.52 carat Type I yellow diamond from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho.\n \nToday's announcement follows the recent Letšeng recoveries announced in May of an exceptional 80.58 carat D-colour Type IIa diamond and a 98.42 carat D-colour Type IIa diamond, as well as the recovery of a 114 carat D colour Type IIa diamond in April.\n \nThe Letšeng mine is well-known for the production of large, top colour, exceptional white diamonds, making it the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world. \n \nA photograph of this latest high-quality 104.73 carat diamond can be found on the Gem Diamonds website.\n \nThe Gem Diamonds Limited LEI number is 213800RC2PGGMZQG8L67\n \nFor further information:\n \nGem Diamonds\[email protected]\nSusan Wallace, Company Secretarial department\n \nCelicourt Communications\nMark Antelme / Joanna Boon\nTel: +44 (0) 207 520 9261\n \nABOUT GEM DIAMONDS:\n \nGem Diamonds is a leading global diamond producer of high value diamonds. The Company owns 70% of the Letšeng mine in Lesotho and 100% of the Ghaghoo mine in Botswana. The Letšeng mine is famous for the production of large, top colour, exceptional white diamonds, making it the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world. Since Gem Diamonds' acquisition of Letšeng in 2006, the mine has produce...