List of largest rough diamonds

This is a partial list of the largest diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams).[1] However, the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced.

Carats Name Country Mine Date Current owner
3167 Sergio[2][3][4]  Brazil Carbonado, not a gem.
Possibly from Outer Space. 		1895
3106.75 Cullinan Diamond  South Africa Premier Mine 1905 British Crown
1111 Lesedi La Rona[5]  Botswana Karowe Mine 2015 Lucara Diamond
995.20 Excelsior Diamond  South Africa Jagersfontein Mine 1893 Robert Mouawad
969 Star of Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone Diminco Mine 1973 Harry Winston
890 Incomparable Diamond  Democratic Republic of the Congo MIBA mine 1984 Louis Glick
813 The Constellation [6]  Botswana Karowe Mine 2015 Nemesis International DMCC[7][8]
793 Koh-i-Noor  India Kollur Mine 13th Century British Crown
777 Millennium Star[9]  Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi 1990 De Beers
770 The Woyie River  Sierra Leone Woyie River 1945
755 The Golden Jubilee  South Africa Premier Mine 1985 Government of Thailand
726.6 The Vargas  Brazil San Antonio River 1938
726 The Jonker  South Africa Elandsfontein 1934
650.8 The Jubilee  South Africa Jagersfontein Mine 1895 Robert Mouawad
620 The Sefadu  Sierra Leone Diminco Mine 1970 Lazare Kaplan
616 The Kimberley Octahedron  South Africa Dutoitspan Mine 1964 De Beers
603 Lesotho Promise  Lesotho Letseng mine 2006 Graff Diamonds
601 Lesotho Brown  Lesotho Letseng mine 1967
599 Centenary  South Africa Premier Mine 1986
587 Spirit of de Grisogono  Central African Republic
550 Letseng Star  Lesotho Letseng Mine 2011
507[10][11] Cullinan Heritage  South Africa Cullinan Diamond Mine (fmr. Premier Mine) 2009 Chow Tai Fook Jewellery
493.24 Letseng Legacy  Lesotho Letseng Mine 2007 SAFDICO (Graff Jewellers)
490 The Kimberley  South Africa Kimberley Mine 1921
478[12] Light of Letseng  Lesotho Letseng Mine 2008
460.2[13]  South Africa Cullinan Diamond Mine (fmr. Premier Mine) 2009
428.5 The De Beers  South Africa De Beers Mine 1888 Disappeared
410 The Regent  India Paritala-Kollur Mine 1698 Louvre Museum, France
404.2 [14]  Angola Lulo Diamond Project 2016 Lucapa Diamond Company
401.97 [15][16]  Russia 2016 Sold by Alrosa and JSC Almazy Anabara
374 [6]  Botswana Karowe Mine 2015 Lucara Diamond
357  Lesotho Letseng Mine 2015
353.9 Premier Rose  South Africa Premier Mine 1978 Robert Mouawad
347.00  Botswana Karowe Mine 2016
342.57 26th Congress of the CPSU[17][18][19]  Russia /  Soviet Union Mir mine 1980 Diamond Fund, Moscow
341.9 [20]  Botswana Karowe Mine 2015
320.65 Alexander Pushkin[17][18]  Russia /  Soviet Union Udachnaya pipe 1989 Diamond Fund, Moscow
314  Lesotho Letseng Mine 2015
300 (?) The Orlov  India ~1750 Diamond Fund, Moscow
298.48 The Creator[17][18]  Russia Placer mining, Yakutia 2004 Government of the Sakha Republic; kept in the Diamond Fund, Moscow
296.66  Botswana Karowe Mine 2016
287.42 Tiffany Yellow Diamond  South Africa Premier Mine 1877 Tiffany & Co.
269.7  Botswana Karowe Mine 2015
256.6  Botswana Karowe Mine 2013
254.5 Star of the South  Brazil Bagagem River 1853 Last known at Cartier, 2002
253.7 The Oppenheimer  South Africa Dutoitspan Mine 1964 Smithsonian Institution
245.42  Botswana Karowe Mine 2016
241.88 Free Russia[18]  Russia Sytykanskaya pipe, Yakutia 1991 Diamond Fund, Moscow
240.8 The Taylor Burton  South Africa Premier Mine 1966
239.0  Botswana Karowe Mine 2013
235.16 The Town of Vilyuysk[19]  Russia Yubileynaya mine 2013 Diamond Fund, Moscow
232.1  South Africa Cullinan Mine 2014
232.05 Star of Yakutia[18][19]  Russia /  Soviet Union Mir mine 1973 Diamond Fund, Moscow
224.47  Botswana Karowe Mine 2016
221.47 Manhattan Lycos White  South Africa Manhattan Diamonds 2012
217.39 The Angola Star  Angola Luarica Mine 2007 Diamond in the Rough, New York City
214.65  Russia Nyurbinskoye mine 2016 Alrosa
210.55 Premier[18]  Russia /  Soviet Union Diamond Fund, Moscow
200.74 60th anniversary of the Komsomol[18][21]  Russia /  Soviet Union Mir mine 1978 Diamond Fund, Moscow

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of the Largest Diamonds In the World by Famous diamonds". 24hgold.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Carbonado – A possible relic from Uranus or Neptune". meteoritestudies.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. ↑ 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Article "Carbonado" on Wikisource
  4. ↑ "Giant Black Diamonds Of Mysterious Origin May Hail From Space". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  5. ↑ "Biggest Diamond in More Than a Century Unearthed in Botswana". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  6. 1 2 "Lucara Recovers Two More Large Diamonds Including an 813 Carat Stone from the Karowe Mine in Botswana". lucaradiamond.mwnewsroom.com. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Swiss jewelers de Grisogono acquire world's most expensive rough diamond". cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  8. ↑ "Lucara's Constellation diamond sells for record $63 million". http://www.mining.com/lucaras-massive-constellation-diamond-sells-for-record-63-million/. 9 May 2016. External link in |website= (help);
  9. ↑ "Millennium Star diamond". diamondsinstyle.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Cullinan". Petradiamonds.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Egg-sized diamond sold to Hong Kong jeweller for a record $35m". The Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Could this be the world's largest diamond? Huge uncut gem discovered in African mine". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  13. ↑ "Who paid record price for huge diamond?". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Giant $20 million diamond found in Angola by WA company Lucapa". abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Alrosa offers 401.97-carat rough diamond for auction". Jewellery News Asia. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Alrosa Holding Rough Auction, Polished Tender". National Jeweler. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 "АЛРОСА добыла в Якутии алмаз в 235 карат". www.forbes.ru. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Крупнейшие алмазы, найденные на территории России.". www.awros.ru. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  19. 1 2 3 "Conmemorative diamonds of Russia.". ALROSA. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "Lucara recovers 342 carat diamond from Karowe mine in Botswana". www.miningreview.com. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Уникальные алмазы.". ALROSA. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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