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sa_butta
08-31-2007, 08:00 AM
A small South African mining company has claimed to have discovered the world's biggest-ever diamond.

A shareholder in the unnamed mine told the BBC the stone had been unearthed at their operation in the north-west province on Monday afternoon.


He said the giant gem was about 7,000 carats - which would be twice the size of the Cullinan Diamond, centre-piece of the British crown jewels.

But industry experts are sceptical about the unconfirmed claim.

Brett Jolly, a shareholder at the mine, said the stone had been taken to a bank vault in Johannesburg.

Mr Jolly said he hoped tests on Tuesday would prove its worth.

In a photograph emailed to the BBC, the 'stone' appears to be about the size of a coconut, and has a greenish tinge.

But a spokesman for De Beers, the world's biggest diamond mining company, said the north-west province was not known for producing gems and greenish stones were even rarer.

The firm also said that if the find were genuine it would be the stone of the century.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6966540.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6966540.stm) <<<<PIC
ObiwanGinobili
08-31-2007, 08:50 AM
step1: kill the dude who found it.
step2: lock it up in the debeers vault.
boutons_
08-31-2007, 09:02 AM
Kobe has already enquired about the price. :)


7,000 carats, Too big for the black SA miners to try this smuggling trick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-zTns957B4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AjEKAhunVg&mode=related&search=
Slomo
08-31-2007, 12:24 PM
Kobe has already enquired about the price. :)Beat me to it :lol
PM5K
08-31-2007, 02:04 PM
Bill Gates said he wants two...
angel_luv
08-31-2007, 02:08 PM
Kobe has already enquired about the price. :)


:lol
Ed Helicopter Jones
08-31-2007, 02:50 PM
I've always heard that if all of the diamonds already mined and/or discovered were actually introduced into the market that it would glut the market and make them as readily available and cheap as practically any other average gemstone.

That's why I only purchase Diamonelle's for my lady friends... http://www.diamondchitchat.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=1993 :smokin
PM5K
08-31-2007, 02:54 PM
I've always heard that if all of the diamonds already mined and/or discovered were actually introduced into the market that it would glut the market and make them as readily available and cheap as practically any other average gemstone.

That's why I only purchase Diamonelle's for my lady friends... http://www.diamondchitchat.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=1993 :smokin

Cheap fucker...
Taco
08-31-2007, 03:26 PM
Cheap fucker...

:lol
Fillmoe
08-31-2007, 07:54 PM
the diamond industry is just as bad as the oil industry....
ducks
08-31-2007, 07:54 PM
Bill Gates said he wants two...
but but but he is not greedy :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes