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South Africa: Giant Diamond Found Near Pretoria
BuaNews, 29 September 2009
A rare 507 carat white diamond was discovered at the Cullinan Mine near Pretoria. Read more »
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South Africa: Diamond Sold For Record U.S. $9.4 Million
allAfrica, 13 May 2009
A seven-carat blue diamond discovered at the Cullinan diamond mine near Pretoria has been sold in Geneva for a record price of nearly U.S. $9.5 million. Read more »
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Botswana: De Beers Offloads Another Mine to Petra
Mmegi, 11 September 2008
Diamond miner Petra Diamonds has agreed to buy 75 percent of Tanzania's Williamson Mine for US$10 million from the De Beers Group and has budgeted US$28 million to expand the… Read more »
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South Africa: De Beers Picks Winning Cullinan Bidder
Business Day, 23 November 2007
DE BEERS, the world's biggest diamond producer, said yesterday it had sold its historic Cullinan mine to the Petra Diamonds Cullinan Consortium (PDCC) for R1bn in cash. Read more »
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South Africa: Cullinan Blue Diamond Breaks World Records at Auction
PetraDiamonds, 13 May 2009
Petra Diamonds is pleased to announce that the blue diamond produced from the Cullinan mine has sold for US$9,488,754m*, or US$1,349,752 per carat, establishing a new record price… Read more »