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Largest pink diamond in 300 years discovered in Angola, company says

The Associated PressThis photo supplied by Lucapa Diamond Company on Wednesday shows the 170 carat pink diamond, right, recovered from Lulo, Angola.Named the "Lulo Rose," the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine, the mine's owner, the Lucapa Diamond Company, announced Wednesday on its website.

The pink gemstone is expected to fetch a high value when auctioned, but Wetherall said he doesn't know what kind of premium will be paid because of its colour.Lulo is an alluvial mine which means the stones are recovered from a river bed. The Lucapa company is searching for underground deposits, known as kimberlite pipes, which would be the main source of the diamonds, said Wetherall, speaking from the company's headquarters in Australia.

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Western mining companies:

PierrePoilievre would like to base the Canadian Economy on this, please

The perfect gift for NatashaFatah 💍

cool. we can make these synthetically, though, so i'm not sure why we're still bothering with mining?

Doubled Angolas GDP.

Child labor like electric car batteries. F these silly gemstones.

Well that will help the Australian mining company a lot! Not so much for the Angolans. Ace reporting as usual CBC LiberalPropagandaWhores

When is the queen of England going to steal it for her crown?

Ethically sourced ?

Ben Affleck just missed this for Jlo 😂

the number of dead Angolan slaves working to mine diamonds? PRICELESS

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