Among gemologists, the world’s biggest diamonds are more than just portable forms of extreme wealth—they’re windows into the earth’s deeper mantle. Known as “CLIPPIR” diamonds—the acronym stands for ...

A Christian pastor in Sierra Leone's Kono district has discovered a massive 706-carat diamond. The diamond is the 13th largest diamond ever to be found, Rough and Polished diamond analyst Mathew ...

(CNN) -- A pastor has unearthed a massive gem in eastern Sierra Leone. Pastor Emmanuel Momoh, who also works as a miner, discovered the 706-carat diamond in Kono district, the government said in a ...

FREETOWN (Reuters) - The Hollywood movie "The Blood Diamond" about gem smuggling in Africa could hinder Sierra Leone's postwar recovery as its struggles to legitimize its vital diamond exports, ...

NEW YORK — Sierra Leone sold one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds for $6.5 million at a New York auction on Monday to raise funds for development projects in the West African country. The ...

In the blazing midday sun, the yellow egg-shaped rock stood out from a pile of recently unearthed gravel. Out of curiosity, 16-year-old miner Komba Johnbull picked it up and fingered its flat, ...

KOIDU, Sierra Leone -- His heart's full of love and he's walking on diamonds. But Alassan Kabia's daily toil -- shoveling the gravel that holds gems -- will never pay enough for him to marry his ...

FREETOWN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The value of diamond exports from Sierra Leone fell by 20 percent year-on-year in 2009, a senior official at the ministry of natural resources in the West African country ...