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 ...

A pastor in Sierra Leone has unearthed one of the largest uncut diamonds found in the region to date – a 706-carat alluvial diamond. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or ...

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, ...

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 ...