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Merlin Magics Up Green Diamonds in Australia
Mar 14, 2017 5:34 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Merlin Diamonds has recovered five green diamonds in its
Australian mining operations, following the discovery of a rare blue diamond in
December.
The largest of the green diamonds weighs 1.4 carats, and
another is 0.21 carats. Meanwhile, independent experts are inspecting other green
diamonds from the Merlin mine besides these five, the company said Tuesday.
“The recovery of these green diamonds is highly encouraging
and follows Merlin Diamonds’ previous discovery of a rare blue diamond in
December 2016, demonstrating the mine’s potential for producing valuable
colored diamonds,” the company said.
The latest diamonds surfaced at the Kaye pit, part of the Merlin
mine operations that the company acquired from Rio Tinto in 2004.
The Merlin mine has produced the largest diamond ever found
in Australia, which weighed in at 104 carats. Since Merlin Diamonds recommenced
mining there at the end of 2016, the company has produced a 35.3-carat diamond.
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Tags:
Australia, blue diamonds, colored diamonds, green diamonds, Kaye pit, merlin, Merlin Diamonds, Merlin mine, mining, Rapaport News, Rio Tinto, Rough Diamonds
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