Wednesday 22 February 2012

'Unprecedented' 12.76 Carat Pink Diamond Worth £7 million Mined

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: An "unprecedented" 12.76 carat pink diamond has been discovered in a remote mine in Western Australia – the biggest ever unearthed in the country.

The huge rough stone, found by the resources giant Rio Tinto at its Argyle mine in the Kimberley region, has been named the Argyle Pink Jubilee and is worth at least £7 million. The Argyle Pink Jubilee will be polished and cut in Perth over the next ten days and then sold later this year after being shown around the world. » | Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney | Wednesday, February 22, 2012