August 22, miners in the Letseng Mine in Lesotho South Africa unearthed the largest diamond mined since 1993.  The Lesotho Promise, a 603 carat stone, is the 15th largest diamond ever discovered and was sold to South African Sightholder Safdico (South African Diamond Corporation) for $12.36 million.

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- Antwerp Facets News Service (AFNS) October 10, 2006