709 carat peace diamond auction super diamond sold 43 million amazing!
4hw.org: Recently, a super diamond in Sierra Leone was successfully auctioned at a price of about 43 million yuan. It is reported that the diamond is 709 carats in weight and can be called a giant in the diamond industry. It is reported that the income will benefit 250000 people. Let's see the details below!
The Sierra Leone government auctioned 709 carats of peace diamonds in New York for $6.5 million, foreign media reported on December 4, local time. Of this, $3.8 million (about 25 million yuan) will be used to build schools, hospitals, roads and power equipment, benefiting 250000 people.
The "peace diamond" was discovered by a priest in the Kono area of Sierra Leone in March this year and handed over to the state for sale. It is the largest diamond found in Sierra Leone in nearly half a century, ranking 10th to 15th in the world's largest diamond ranking.
Martin Rapaport, chairman of the Rapaport group, an international diamond dealer, said the diamond would be auctioned for free, hoping to help its country. British jeweler Laurence Graff finally bought the diamond.
It is reported that the mining company mining the diamond will receive 26% of the proceeds of the auction, about $1.69 million, of which 339000 will be awarded to five employees who initially found the diamond. 74 per cent of the proceeds will be used by the government of Sierra Leone for financial expenditure and the development of diamond mines.