'Miracle of nature': monster yellow diamond plucked from waning mine in Canada's north

'Miracle of nature': monster yellow diamond plucked from waning mine in Canada's north

Massive 158.2-carat stone unearthed

Diavik yields monster yellow diamond

Massive 158.2-carat stone unearthed

The mining company Rio Tinto has discovered a unique diamond that aims to stimulate a sector that is experiencing serious difficulties

Diavik reveals 158-carat yellow diamond

Fifth yellow over 100 carats in 22 years, as mine nears final stretch. Less than a week after reporting its discovery of a 50-million-year-old log, Rio Tinto announces that it has recovered a 2-billion-year-old 158.2 carat gem-quality yellow diamond from Diavik, Northwest Territories – one of only five yellow diamonds weighing more than 100 carats ever unearthed in the diamond mine's 22-year...

Rio Tinto unearths ‘exceptional’ diamond - Australian Mining

Image: Timon/stock.adobe.comRio Tinto has uncovered one of the largest gem-quality diamonds to be ever be discovered at its Diavik Diamond mine in Canada. The 158.20 carat rough diamond was found at the remote site, located 200km south of the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is one of only five yellow diamonds weighing over 100 carats ever found at Diavik within its 22-year history. The Diavik mine primarily produces high…

Rio Tinto uncovers ‘exceptional’ rare yellow diamond - Mining Magazine Australia

Image: NPD stock/stock.adobe.comRio Tinto has unearthed one of the largest gem-quality yellow diamonds ever discovered. The 158.20 carat rough diamond was discovered at the major’s Diavik diamond mine, located 200km south of the Arctic Circle in the remote Northwest Territories of Canada. It is one of only five yellow diamonds weighing more than 100 carats ever unearthed at Diavik in its 22-year history. Diavik’s production primarily consists of…