GABORONE (Reuters) — A 1,098-carat diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American’s ...

BOTSWANA, Africa -- A Canadian diamond producer has unearthed the second largest diamond ever found in a land-locked southern Africa country. Lucara Diamond Corp. announced the recovery of a 1,111 ...

On January 26, 1905, the course of gemstone history was altered forever in a small town near Pretoria, South Africa. During a routine inspection at the Premier No. 2 mine, Frederick Wells, the mine’s ...

Botswana's Karowe mine recently produced a record breaking 2,492-carat diamond, the largest diamond unearthed in over a century. It's the biggest in a line of massive stones that have come out of the ...

The United States does not have a rich diamond mining history. But an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute proves that some of the world’s most dazzling gems are homegrown.