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Lucara sells diamond for US$53 million

Tennis-ball sized diamond goes for $47,777 per carat

The Lesedi La Rona diamond has sold for US$53 million

The Lesedi La Rona diamond has sold for US$53 million

The diamond named Lesedi La Rona measured 1,111ct when it was recovered from Lucara’s Karowe mine in Botswana in November 2015, and is now 1,109ct. Lesedi La Rona had not sold at auction in 2016, although...

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