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The Star of South Africa, also known as the Dudley Diamond, is a 47.69-carat (9.538 g) white diamond found by a Griqua shepherd in 1869 on the banks of the Orange River. The original stone, before cutting, weighed 83.5 carats (16.70 g). [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Diamonds originating in South Africa" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) is the rough diamond sales and distribution arm of the De Beers Group. The DTC sorts, values and sells about 35% of the world’s rough diamonds by value. [ 1 ] The DTC has a combination of wholly owned and joint venture operations in South Africa (DBSSSA), Botswana (DTCB and DBGSS), and Namibia ( NDTC ).
South Africa: Premier Mine: 1985: Government of Thailand 726.6: The Vargas Brazil: San Antonio River: 1938: 726: The Jonker South Africa: Elandsfontein: 1934: 709: Peace Diamond [24] Sierra Leone: Artisanal mine: 2017: Graff Diamonds (bought for US$6.5m) [25] 692.3 [26] Botswana: Karowe Mine: 2023: Sold for US$13m after polishing. 650.8: The ...
The Blue Moon of Josephine is a 12.03 carats (2.406 g) blue diamond, described as flawless by experts, that was discovered in South Africa in January 2014 and was sold at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva in November 2015 at a record-setting price of $48.4 million (43.2 million Swiss francs plus fees). [1]
The company's core business is diamond prospecting and seabed mining along the north-west coast of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa up to the border with Namibia. It was founded through the proclamation of the Alexkor Limited Act, No. 116 of 1992 (amended by the Alexkor Amendment Act, No. 29 of 2001).
The value of a diamond gemstone depends upon colour and quality, as well as weight. As of April 2024 the average price per carat of diamonds of between 1.00 and 1.49 carats was US$4,448. [48] The price of diamonds dropped significantly from a peak in 2022; prices of natural gems in shops dropped by 26% by the beginning of 2025.
The sixth-largest diamond in the world, the Jubilee, found at the Jagersfontein Mine. Jagersfontein Mine / ˌ j eɪ ɡ ər z ˈ f ɒ n t eɪ n / was an open-pit mine in South Africa, located close to the town of Jagersfontein and about 110 kilometres (68 miles) south-west of Bloemfontein.