Gem Diamonds recovers a 179-carat rough diamond

Gem Diamonds has recovered a 179-carat rough diamond from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho.

The miner found the high-quality, type I diamond on Thanksgiving Day, it said last week. The stone is the 16th diamond over 100 carats the company has found this year. Earlier this month, Gem Diamonds unearthed 104- and 111-carat specimens from the deposit.