The Lesedi La Rona diamond is the second-largest diamond discovered in over a century. But it failed to sparkle enough interest from bidders at a June 28 Sotheby’s auction in London. A ...

Luxury group LVMH, owned by Bernard Arnault, previously listed as the world's richest man, bought the tennis-ball sized diamond in January 2020. - Lesedi La Rona - The 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona ...

Lucara had found a 1,174-carat diamond in the African country using the same X-ray technology in 2021. In 2015, Lucara had also founded a 1,109-carat stone, Lesedi La Rona, at the Karowe mine.