
The yellow CanadaMark diamond.
Dominion Diamond Mines ULC (“Dominion”) announced the recovery of the largest known gem quality diamond ever found in North America. The 552.74 carats yellow Canadamark™ diamond was unearthed in October 2018 at the Diavik Diamond Mine (“Diavik”), approximately 130 miles south of the Arctic Circle in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The find far surpasses the previous record held by the Diavik Foxfire at 187.7 carats, which was also recovered at the same mine in 2015. Dominion