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2. Cullinan Diamond - Wikipedia

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   The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, [2] weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the mine. In April 1905, it was put on sale in London, but despite considerable interest, it was still ...

3. Premier Mine - Wikipedia

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   The Cullinan Diamond is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found, at 3,106.75 carats (621.350 g). [1] It was found by Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa, on 25 January 1905. The stone was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the diamond mine.

4. A Brief History of the Cullinan Diamonds, Queen Elizabeth's ...

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   Unearthed in a South Africa mine in 1905 and weighing 3,106 carats, the Cullinan—named after Thomas Cullinan, ... which features a 6.8-carat emerald-cut diamond. As with Cullinan V, Mary liked ...

5. List of largest rough diamonds - Wikipedia

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   This is a partial list of the largest non-synthetic diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams). [1] The list is not intended to be complete—e.g., the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced.

6. The Real Story Behind How the World's Largest Rough Diamond ...

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7. Thomas Cullinan (diamond magnate) - Wikipedia

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   Sir Thomas Cullinan (12 February 1862 – 23 August 1936) was a South African diamond magnate. He is renowned for giving his name to the Cullinan Diamond , the largest diamond ever discovered, and as owner of the Premier Mine , now renamed the Cullinan Mine, from which the famous gem was extracted on 26 January 1905.

8. Guinness World Records that have never been broken - AOL

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   Discovered all the way back in 1905 at the Premier Diamond Mine in Cullinan, South Africa, this mammoth weighed in 3106.75 carats. Today, experts estimate that the gem is worth upwards of $400 ...

9. Big Hole - Wikipedia

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   This huge company further worked on the Big Hole until it came to the depth of 215 metres, with a surface area of about 17 hectares and perimeter of 1.6 kilometres. By 14 August 1914, when work on the mine ceased, over 22 million tons of rock had been excavated, yielding 3,000 kilograms (14,504,566 carats) of diamonds.