Large Yellow Diamond Found In Canada

It gets quite chilly in the northwest region of canada but the diamond industry in the area is starting to burn red hot as a 552 carat yellow diamond was discovered in october.

Large yellow diamond found in canada. Dominion diamond mines owns 40 percent of the mine where the diamond was found. Canada wtvd a giant 552 carat yellow diamond was discovered in a mine located in canada s northwest territories. Gov t loosening rules in hopes of wooing northern diamond manufacturers. Also in 2018 miners in canada found a rough 552 carat yellow diamond the largest diamond ever discovered in north america.

A 552 carat yellow diamond was recently unearthed in canada the largest ever found in north america. The yellow diamond weighs in at 522 carats measuring 33 74mm x 54 56mm in its raw form. In fact among the world s largest yellow diamonds is the 439 86 carat light yellow diamond that was found by debeers in 1888 and later cut into a 234 65 carat cushion cut stone. Follow chris ciaccia on twitter chris ciaccia.

The 552 carat yellow gem quality stone unearthed in october measures around 3cm by 5 5cm almost three times the size of the next largest stone ever found in canada dominion which owns 40. The 552 carat yellow diamond was found at diavik diamond mine according to a company news release. A canadian mine says it has broken its own record for the largest diamond ever found in north america.