Reports have unmasked the discovery of a giant diamond
rock, reportedly worth $20m, by an Australian based company in Southern Africa,
Angola.
Lucapa Diamond Company reportedly found the massive 404-carat diamond, North East of Angola.
The 404-carat diamond is reportedly the largest size ever found in Angola.
The chairman of Lacapa Diamond, Miles Kennedy, while speaking to ABC news, said:
"When
we first looked at the property, 3,000 square kilometres of untouched
ground, 700 kilometres inland from the coast, you are talking about a
very, very remote area.
"The results
today are a wonderful vindication of eight years of pretty hard work.
It's the biggest diamond ever recorded from the country of Angola and
it's the biggest diamond ever recovered by an Australian diamond miner."
Mr
Kennedy had added that the "spectacular" white diamond, which is
considered to be of excellent quality, could be valued at over $20
million.
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"We're not used to valuing 400-carat
diamonds, but if we look at other diamonds slightly less weight than
this, you're looking in the order of $20 million."
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