National Minerals Agency

SLeone Govt To Seek Higher Diamond Offers In Belgium

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Sierra Leone’s government said Thursday it would seek higher offers in Belgium for a massive 709-carat diamond found by an Evangelical preacher after underwhelming offers at auction at home. A Thursday auction in Freetown drew a top bid for the uncut gem — which has a reddish stain that has so far resisted efforts to … Read more

Seeking More Bids, Sierra Leone Delays Sale of Huge Diamond

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Sierra Leone said Wednesday that it was extending the bidding for a massive 709-carat diamond found by an Evangelical preacher last month, after the government received only six offers for the gem. Bids will now be accepted until May 10 — in particular to allow more time for potential buyers from Belgium, Israel, South Africa … Read more