World's biggest diamond found in South African mine

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Aug 27, 2007, 23:04 GMT

Johannesburg - The world's biggest diamond was found Monday in a mine in South Africa's North-West Province, according to a radio report late Monday. SAfm public radio said the stone found was twice the weight of the previous record-holder, the Cullinan Diamond, which weighed about 3,106 carats when found in present-day Gauteng province in January 1905. The Cullinan was cut into several smaller stones, which now adorn the British crown jewels. The stone was to be transported to Johannesburg under tight security, according to SAfm. No further details were immediately available. Diamond mining in South Africa is dominated by the De Beers Group. © 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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