Letseng diamond mine, located in Lesotho is one of the most famous diamond mines in the world, famous for many big diamond found there. This 
the world's highest-altitude (3,100 m /10,000 ft) diamond mine had some pretty big discoveries in its history such as 601 carat (120 g) Lesotho Brown, recovered in 1967, in 2006 even bigger 603 carat (121 g) white diamond, the Lesotho Promise was unearthed, and in 2007 another big 494 carat diamond was found here.
The stone weighs 478 carats and is the 20th largest rough diamond ever found, said Gem 
Diamonds.The company said the uncut rock was recovered recently from the Letseng mine, owned by the company in Lesotho.The diamond, which is as yet unnamed, has the potential to yield a 150 carat cut stone, and could sell for tens of millions of dollars, the company said.
Clarity
"Preliminary examination of this remarkable diamond indicates it will yield a record-breaking polished stone of the very best colour and clarity," said the company's chief executive Clifford Elphick
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